棚户区 (péng hù ōu) — shantytown; area of makeshift housing (often used for urban renewal contexts)
Definition
Shantytown — an urban area of makeshift, low-income housing, typically discussed in the context of government demolition or redevelopment. The word literally combines 棚 (shed) + 户 (household) + 区 (area).
noun
shantytownarea of makeshift housing (often used for urban renewal contexts)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 棚户区。Zhèng fǔ zhèng zài gǎi zào chéng shì lǐ de péng hù ōu.The government is renovating the shantytowns in the city.
- 棚户区。Hěn duō péng hù ōu de jū mín bān jìn le xīn lóu fáng.Many residents of the shantytowns have moved into new apartment buildings.
- 棚户区。Zhè ge péng hù ōu yǐ jīng cún zài le èr shí duō nián.This shantytown has existed for more than twenty years.
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