贫民区 (pín mín qū) — slum, poor district

Definition

Examples

• 这个城市的贫民区急需改造。
  Zhè ge chéng shì de pín mín qū jí xū gǎi zào.
  This city's slum urgently needs renovation.
• 他从小在贫民区长大，知道穷人的辛苦。
  Tā cóng xiǎo zài pín mín qū zhǎng dà, zhī dào qióng rén de xīn kǔ.
  He grew up in a slum and knows the hardships of the poor.
• 政府计划在贫民区新建学校和医院。
  Zhèng fǔ jì huà zài pín mín qū xīn jiàn xué xiào hé yī yuàn.
  The government plans to build new schools and hospitals in the slum.