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slum

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

pin2min2ku1 pínmínkū

Meaning


Primary

slum

Mnemonic


A 贫民窟 slum is an area of a bunch of connected shoddy 窟 dens where 贫 impoverished 民 people live.

Usage


他们 住 在 贫民窟 里。

They live in a slum.

贫民窟 的 生活 很 艰难。

Life in the slum is very difficult.

他们 从 贫民窟 搬出来 了。

They moved out of the slum.