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移民
Traditional Chinese
移民
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
yí mín
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
yi4 man4
Short definition emigrant
Usage frequency Very common
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All available English definitions to immigrateCdict iconMDBG icon / to migrateCdict iconMDBG icon / emigrantMDBG icon / immigrantMDBG icon / immigrationAdso icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: immigration
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samecdic
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: to immigrate; to migrate; emigrant; immigrant
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: to immigrate; to migrate; emigration; incomer; miagrate; transmigrant; transplantation
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: to immigrate; to migrate'
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移民(yí mín) emigrant
(men) plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
忍受(rěn shòu) to endure
([missing]) to use
肉体(ròu tǐ) physical body
(hé) with
精神的( jīng shén de) phrenic
痛苦(tòng kǔ) suffering

The emigrants have endured physical and mental pain.

(ruò) if
(zhuī) to recall
(gēn) root
溯源(sù yuán) to trace a river upstream back to its source
绝大多数(jué dà duō shù) absolute majority
美国人(měi guó rén) American person
都是(dōushì) all
移民(yí mín) emigrant

Most Americans are descended from immigrants.

如果(rú guǒ) if
追根溯源(zhuī gēn sù yuán) to get to the source
的话(dehuà) words
绝大多数(jué dà duō shù) absolute majority
美国人(měi guó rén) American person
都是(dōushì) all
移民(yí mín) emigrant

Most Americans are descended from immigrants.

许多(xǔ duō) many
移民(yí mín) emigrant
改了(gǎi le) to change
名字(míng zi) name (of a person or thing)

Many of the immigrants changed their names.

(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
何时(hé shí) when
移民(yí mín) emigrant
(dào) to go
我们国家(menguójiā) our country
?
When did you immigrate to our country?

总统(zǒng tǒng) President
先生(xiānshēng) Mr.
(nín) you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你ni3)
(kě) can
知道(zhī dào) to know
难民(nàn mín) refugee
(yǔ yùyù) and
移民(yí mín) emigrant
之间(zhī jiān) between
(dedì) of
区别(qū bié) difference
? 」 — 「
(bù) not
(wǒ) I
完全(wán quán) complete
不晓得( bù xiǎo dé)
我是(wǒshì)
一名( yī míng)
政治家(zhèng zhì jiā) politician
而不是(érbúshì) and not
一名( yī míng)
科学家(kē xué jiā) scientist
。 」
'Mr President, do you know the difference between refugees and immigrants?' – 'No. I don't understand that at all. I am a politician, not a scientist.'

移民(yí mín) emigrant
川流不息(chuān liú bù xī) unending flow
(dìde) -ly
进入(jìn rù) to enter
这个(zhè gè) this one
国家(guó jiā) state

The immigrants entered the country in a steady flow.

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