侨居 (qiáo jū) — to reside abroad, to live overseas
Definition
侨居 (qiáojū) means to live abroad as an expatriate — a formal, written word emphasizing long-term or settled residence in a foreign country. Note that 侨居 is intransitive and is often used in set phrases like 侨居海外.
verb
to reside abroadto live overseas
Examples
- 侨居。Tā qiáo jū hǎi wài yǐ jīng shí nián le.He has been living abroad for ten years already.
- 侨居。Hěn duō huá rén qiáo jū zài dōng nán yà.Many Chinese people reside in Southeast Asia.
- 侨居。Tā nián qīng shí céng qiáo jū měi guó.She once lived in the United States when she was young.
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