敖 (áo) — to roam, to wander (classical; now mainly used in compounds)
Definition
敖 is a bound classical verb meaning 'to roam or wander', used today almost only inside compounds like 遨游. It is a literary variant of 遨, not a standalone everyday word.
to roamto wander (classical; now mainly used in compounds)
Examples
- 敖。Gǔ rén cháng áo yóu yú shān shuǐ zhī jiān.Ancient people often roamed among mountains and waters.
- 敖。Tā dú zì áo yóu zài guǎng kuò de cǎo yuán shàng.He roamed alone on the vast grassland.
- 敖。Zhè shǒu shī miáo xiě le shī rén áo yóu tiān xià de háo qíng.This poem describes the poet's heroic spirit of roaming the world.
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