远航

遠航

yuǎnháng

verb #18,966

Meanings

1 to travel a great distance (by sea or air)
2 to voyage
3 long-haul voyage

Characters

to sail; to navigate

Examples

HSK 6

这艘船即将远航。

Zhè sōu chuán jíjiāng yuǎnháng.

This ship is about to set off on a long voyage.

HSK 7-9

郑和率领船队远航到了非洲。

Zhèng Hé shuàilǐng chuánduì yuǎnháng dào le Fēizhōu.

Zheng He led his fleet on a voyage all the way to Africa.

Tips

history

China's most famous 远航 was 郑和's seven voyages between 1405 and 1433, reaching Southeast Asia, India, the Persian Gulf, and East Africa.

Stroke Order

远 yuǎn

航 háng