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疏散

shū sǎn · shu san/shū sàn · shu san

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Meaning

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shū sǎn 疏散

  1. idle; leisurely; laid-back
  2. Taiwan pr. [shūsàn]

shū sàn 疏散

  1. to scatter; to disperse; to evacuate
  2. scattered; sparse

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)有(yǒu)不(bú)到(dào)五(wǔ)分(fēn)钟(zhōng)来(lái)疏(shū)散(sàn)整(zhěng)栋(dòng)楼(lóu)的(de)人(rén)。

We have less than five minutes to evacuate the whole building.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

人(rén)们(men)因(yīn)为(wèi)洪(hóng)水(shuǐ)被(bèi)疏(shū)散(sàn)了(le)。

The people were evacuated because of the flood.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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