贫民窟

貧民窟

pínmínkū

noun #10,258

Measure Word

一片贫民窟 piàn

Meanings

1 slum
2 shantytown

Characters

poor; impoverished

people; citizens

cave; hole; den

Examples

他在贫民窟长大。

Tā zài pínmínkū zhǎngdà.

He grew up in a slum.

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