灾民

災民

zāimín

noun #50,532

Measure Word

一名灾民 míng

Meanings

1 disaster victim
2 people affected by a disaster

Characters

disaster; calamity

people; citizen

Examples

政府向灾民发放了救济物资。

Zhèngfǔ xiàng zāimín fāfàng le jiùjì wùzī.

The government distributed relief supplies to the disaster victims.

志愿者正在帮助灾民重建家园。

Zhìyuànzhě zhèngzài bāngzhù zāimín chóngjiàn jiāyuán.

Volunteers are helping disaster victims rebuild their homes.

这次地震造成上万名灾民。

Zhè cì dìzhèn zàochéng shàng wàn míng zāimín.

This earthquake left tens of thousands of victims.

Tips

usage

Standard news/government register. Related: 难民 (nànmín, refugee — typically political/war), 居民 (jūmín, resident), 市民 (shìmín, urban citizen). The 民 suffix marks a category of people defined by circumstance.

Stroke Order

灾 zāi

民 mín