liúlí

流离

Word · VerbTraditional流離

become homeless; wander about after displacement

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to become homeless and wander about; to be displaced and scattered

literary

Often used in literary or formal contexts to describe the plight of refugees or people displaced by famine or war. Typically found in classical or semi-classical writing, and in modern formal reports.

Zhàn战
zhēng争
shǐ使
dé得
wú无
shù数
bǎi百
xìng姓
diān颠
pèi沛
liú流
lí离
 。

The war caused countless ordinary people to become homeless and wander about.

Zài在
nà那
ge个
zāi灾
huāng荒
nián年
dài代
 ,
yī一
jiā家
rén人
liú流
lí离
zhuǎn转
xǐ徙
 ,
jū居
wú无
dìng定
suǒ所
 。

In that famine era, the whole family was displaced and moved from place to place, without a stable home.

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Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
miáo描
huì绘
le了
liú流
lí离
shī失
suǒ所
de的
nàn难
mín民
 。

This painting depicts displaced refugees.

Bào报
gào告
miáo描
shù述
le了
chōng冲
tū突
hòu后
liú流
lí离
rén人
kǒu口
de的
qíng情
kuàng况
 。

The report describes the situation of the displaced population after the conflict.