出巡 (chū xún) — to go on a royal progress (of a monarch); (of high officials) to make an inspection tour
Definition
A formal/literary verb for a ruler or high official traveling out to inspect their domain. Almost only seen in historical writing and news about official tours today.
verb
to go on a royal progress (of a monarch)(of high officials) to make an inspection tour
Examples
- 出巡。Gǔ dài dì wáng jīng cháng chū xún xún shì quán guó.Ancient emperors often made royal progresses to inspect the whole country.
- 出巡，。Zǒng dū chū xún shí, dì fāng guān yuán dōu yào yíng jiē.When the governor-general made his inspection tour, local officials all had to greet him.
- 出巡。Zhè cì chū xún de zhòng diǎn shì shì chá biān fáng.The focus of this inspection tour was to inspect border defenses.
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