displaced person; refugee
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
displaced person; refugee; people made homeless by disaster
formalTraditionally used for people displaced by natural disasters, war, or famine. Often carries a connotation of hardship and social instability.
Zhàn战
zhēng争
bào爆
fā发
hòu后
，
chéng成
qiān千
shàng上
wàn万
de的
liú流
mín民
yǒng涌
rù入
lín邻
guó国
。
After the war broke out, tens of thousands of displaced people flooded into neighboring countries.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
shè设
lì立
le了
lín临
shí时
ān安
zhì置
diǎn点
lái来
jiù救
zhù助
liú流
mín民
。
The government set up temporary shelters to aid the refugees.
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Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
，
Huáng黄
Hé河
fàn泛
làn滥
cháng常
cháng常
zào造
chéng成
dà大
pī批
liú流
mín民
。
Historically, the flooding of the Yellow River often created large numbers of displaced people.
Zhè这
xiē些
liú流
mín民
bèi背
jǐng井
lí离
xiāng乡
，
shēng生
huó活
shí十
fēn分
kùn困
kǔ苦
。
These displaced people, having left their hometowns, live in extreme hardship.