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HSK
7-9

to rough it

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

feng1can1lu4su4 fēngcānlùsù

Meaning


Primary

to rough it

Alternatives

rough it, roughing it, roughs it, roughed it, to live rough, live rough

Mnemonic


風餐露宿 To rough it is to live in circumstances where you figuratively eat 風 wind as your 餐 meal and 宿 stay overnight on a bed of 露 dew outside.

Usage


那 位 探險家 習慣 了 風餐露宿。

That explorer is used to roughing it.

旅行者 在 山中 風餐露宿 了 幾 天。

The traveler roughed it in the mountains for several days.

探險隊 在 叢林 裡 風餐露宿。

The expedition team roughed it in the jungle.