流落 (liú luò) — to wander destitute; to be forced to wander in poverty
Definition
流落 (liúluò) means to be forced to drift far from home into poverty, often because of war or hardship. Collocates with 街头 / 异乡 / 他乡 — frames the situation as involuntary, not chosen wandering.
verb
to wander destituteto be forced to wander in poverty
Examples
- ，。Tā zài zhàn luàn zhōng liú luò jiē tóu, wú jiā kě guī.He ended up wandering the streets destitute during the war, homeless.
- 流落，。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.
- 流落，。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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