Definition
长途跋涉 is a four-character idiom (chengyu) that literally means 'a long journey trudging through mountains and water' and refers to any long, arduous journey or process. It can be used literally for physical travel or figuratively for any lengthy and exhausting undertaking.
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a long and arduous journey(figurative) a longhard process
Examples
- ，。Tāmen jīngguò le yí cì cháng, zhōngyú dàodá le mùdìdì.They went through a long and arduous journey and finally reached their destination.
- 长途跋涉。Xiě zhè běn shū duì tā lái shuō jiù shì yí cì jīngshén shàng de cháng.Writing this book was a long and grueling mental journey for him.
- ，。Zhè cì tànxiǎn xūyào kèfú hěn duō kùnnan, jiǎnzhí shì yí cì cháng.This expedition required overcoming many difficulties — it was practically a long and arduous journey.
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