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贫民窟

貧民窟
pínmínkū
noun #10,258

Measure Word

一片贫民窟 piàn

Meanings

  1. 1 slum
  2. 2 shantytown

Examples

HSK 2
他在贫民窟长大。
Tā zài pínmínkū zhǎngdà.
He grew up in a slum.
HSK 4
政府计划改造这片贫民窟。
Zhèngfǔ jìhuà gǎizào zhè piàn pínmínkū.
The government plans to renovate this slum area.

Tips

memory
贫 (poor) + 民 (people) + 窟 (cave/den) = a cave where poor people live, i.e., a slum.

Stroke Order

贫 pín
民 mín
窟 kū