疏散

shūsàn

verb HSK 7 #5,758

Meanings

1 to evacuate
2 to disperse
3 to scatter

Characters

to dredge; sparse; to clear

to scatter; to disperse

Examples

警方正在疏散人群。

Jǐngfāng zhèngzài shūsàn rénqún.

The police are evacuating the crowd.

发生火灾时要立即疏散。

Fāshēng huǒzāi shí yào lìjí shūsàn.

In case of fire, evacuate immediately.

Tips

usage

疏散 is used for organized evacuations (buildings, disaster areas). 撤离 (chèlí) is similar but emphasizes withdrawal from a dangerous zone.

Stroke Order

疏 shū

散 sàn