Chinese–English

下西洋

xià Xī yáng · xia xi yang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT

to sail west (from China) (used in reference to the 15th century voyages of Zheng He 鄭和 / 郑和 (Zhèng Hé) to regions bordering the Indian Ocean)

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.