单飞 (chán) — solo flight; going solo (as a pilot or performer); (figurative) a married person who lives or works abroad alone, apart from their spouse
Definition
单飞 literally means 'flying solo' — a pilot flying alone, or figuratively a performer going solo, or a married person living/working abroad apart from their spouse.
noun
solo flightgoing solo (as a pilot or performer)(figurative) a married person who lives or works abroad aloneapart from their spouse
Examples
- 单飞。Tā dì yī cì chán jiù yù dào le è liè tiān qì.He encountered bad weather on his first solo flight.
- 单飞。Nà ge gē shǒu lí kāi zǔ hé hòu xuān bù chán fā zhǎn.That singer announced he would go solo after leaving the group.
- ，单飞。Hěn duō yǐ hūn rén shì zài hǎi wài gōng zuò, guò zhe chán shēng huó.Many married people work abroad and live a solo life without their spouse.
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