船民 (chuán mín) — people who live on or off boats; boat-dwelling community

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• 许多船民世代以捕鱼为生。
  Xǔ duō chuán mín shì dài yǐ bǔ yú wéi shēng.
  Many boat people have made a living by fishing for generations.
• 这个水上村庄住了大约五百名船民。
  Zhè ge shuǐ shàng cūn zhuāng zhù le dà yuē wǔ bǎi míng chuán mín.
  This floating village is home to about five hundred boat dwellers.
• 政府为当地船民提供了岸上住房补贴。
  Zhèng fǔ wèi dāng dì chuán mín tí gōng le àn shàng zhù fáng bǔ tiē.
  The government provided onshore housing subsidies for the local boat community.