流落 (liú luò) — to wander destitute; to be forced to wander in poverty

Definition

Examples

• 他在战乱中流落街头，无家可归。
  Tā zài zhàn luàn zhōng liú luò jiē tóu, wú jiā kě guī.
  He ended up wandering the streets destitute during the war, homeless.
• 很多难民流落异乡，生活十分艰难。
  Hěn duō nàn mín liú luò yì xiāng, shēng huó shí fēn jiān nán.
  Many refugees were stranded in foreign lands, living in extreme hardship.
• 他年轻时流落四方，靠打零工为生。
  Tā nián qīng shí liú luò sì fāng, kào dǎ líng gōng wéi shēng.
  When he was young, he wandered about destitute, living by doing odd jobs.

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