疏散

shūsàn

verb HSK 7-9 #5,758

Meanings

1 to evacuate
2 to disperse
3 to scatter

Characters

to dredge; sparse; to clear

to scatter; to disperse

Examples

HSK 3

警方正在疏散人群。

Jǐngfāng zhèngzài shūsàn rénqún.

The police are evacuating the crowd.

HSK 5

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 is similar but emphasizes withdrawal from a dangerous zone.

Stroke Order

疏 shū

散 sàn