drop out of school; be deprived of education
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to drop out of school; to be deprived of education due to poverty, illness, etc.
Typically refers to involuntary dropout caused by external circumstances rather than voluntary withdrawal.
Yóu由
yú于
jiā家
tíng庭
pín贫
kùn困
，
tā他
chū初
zhōng中
méi没
bì毕
yè业
jiù就
shī失
xué学
le了
。
Due to family poverty, he dropped out before graduating from middle school.
Nà那
chǎng场
zhòng重
bìng病
ràng让
tā她
bù不
dé得
bù不
shī失
xué学
zài在
jiā家
xiū休
yǎng养
。
That serious illness forced her to drop out and recuperate at home.
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Zhè这
gè个
cí慈
shàn善
xiàng项
mù目
bāng帮
zhù助
le了
xǔ许
duō多
shī失
xué学
ér儿
tóng童
chóng重
fǎn返
xiào校
yuán园
。
This charity project helped many out-of-school children return to campus.
Shī失
xué学
qīng青
nián年
wǎng往
wǎng往
miàn面
lín临
gèng更
dà大
de的
jiù就
yè业
yā压
lì力
。
Out-of-school youth often face greater employment pressure.