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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

世外桃源

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shì wài táo yuán

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hideaway/ˈhaɪ.dəˌweɪ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3450 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这个小木屋是他们周末放松的世外桃源。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A secluded or secret place where one can go to hide or escape from the world.

    "They spent their weekends at a quiet mountain hideaway."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb phrase 'hide away', combining Middle English 'hiden' (from Old English 'hȳdan') and 'away' (from Old English 'onweg'). Originally a descriptive phrase for retreating to a secure location, it solidified into a compound noun by the 19th century to denote a secluded place of refuge or relaxation.

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