流亡 (liú wáng) — to go into exile; to be forced to leave one's h… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

To flee one's homeland and live elsewhere — usually forced by political persecution or war, not chosen emigration.

verb

to go into exileto be forced to leave one's home country and live elsewhere

Examples

流亡。
Tā yīn wèi zhèng zhì yuán yīn bèi pò liú wáng guó wài.
He was forced to go into exile abroad for political reasons.
流亡。
Xǔ duō zuò jiā zài zhàn zhēng qī jiān liú wáng tā xiāng.
Many writers went into exile in other places during the war.
流亡，。
liú wáng Duō nián hòu, tā zhōng yú huí dào le gù xiāng.
After many years in exile, he finally returned to his hometown.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

流liúwander/drift

流 'wander/drift' and 亡 'flee' both involve leaving, giving exile.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

㐬

㐬㐬流liú

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

流 has 水, water, and 㐬, which gives the sound. The water part matches meanings such as flow.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

The shape originally marked a knife's cutting edge with a line.

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Government & Politics

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