贫民 (pín mín) — impoverished people; the poor
Definition
贫民 refers to the urban poor as a class — people living in poverty, often in city slums (贫民窟). Use it as a social/economic collective term, not as a polite synonym for individual poor people.
noun
impoverished peoplethe poor
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 贫民。Xǔ duō pín mín zhù zài chéng shì de biān yuán.Many poor people live on the outskirts of the city.
- 贫民。Zhèng fǔ yīng gāi bāng zhù pín mín gǎi shàn shēng huó tiáo jiàn.The government should help the poor improve their living conditions.
- 贫民。Zhè ge dì qū de pín mín shù liàng zài zēng jiā.The number of impoverished people in this area is increasing.
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