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难民

難民
nànmín
noun #8,151

Measure Word

一个难民 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 refugee

Characters

难
nàn
disaster; calamity; hardship
民
mín
people; citizens
People of disaster — those who flee calamity.

Examples

战争迫使数百万难民逃离家园。
Zhànzhēng pòshǐ shù bǎi wàn nànmín táolí jiāyuán.
The war forced millions of refugees to flee their homes.
难民营的条件非常艰苦。
Nànmínyíng de tiáojiàn fēicháng jiānkǔ.
Conditions in the refugee camp are very harsh.
联合国呼吁各国接收更多难民。
Liánhéguó hūyù gè guó jiēshōu gèng duō nànmín.
The United Nations is calling on countries to accept more refugees.

Tips

mistakes
The 难 here is read nàn (fourth tone, meaning disaster/calamity), not nán (second tone, meaning difficult). 难民 literally means 'disaster people.'

Stroke Order

难 nán
民 mín