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风餐露宿

fēng cān lù sù

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • lit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors (idiom)
  • fig. to rough it

Definition

在风中吃饭，在露天睡觉；形容旅途或野外生活的艰苦。

Eating in the wind and sleeping in the open; describing the hardships of a journey or outdoor life.

Usage

常用作谓语、定语、状语；用于描述旅行、工作或生活的艰辛。

Often used as predicate, attributive, or adverbial; describes the hardships of travel, work, or life.

Examples

  • 1 战士们风餐露宿，在边境线上巡逻了一个月。（The soldiers ate in the wind and slept in the open, patrolling the border for a month.）
  • 2 为了拍摄野生动物，摄影师常常风餐露宿，十分辛苦。（To photograph wildlife, photographers often endure the hardships of eating in the wind and sleeping in the open.）
  • 3 这支考察队风餐露宿，穿越了无人区。（The expedition team ate in the wind and slept in the open, crossing the uninhabited area.）
  • 4 创业初期，他们风餐露宿，到处奔波拉投资。（In the early days of their startup, they ate in the wind and slept in the open, running around to secure investment.）
  • 5 回想当年风餐露宿的打工生活，他感慨万千。（Looking back on the hard life of eating in the wind and sleeping in the open as a migrant worker, he was filled with emotion.）

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