Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
移民
yímín
Description
移民是指一个人离开自己的国家，去别的国家生活。
"移民" refers to a person leaving their own country to live in another country.
这个词也可以指那些搬到新国家的人。
This word can also refer to those who move to a new country.
Meanings
移民yímín
to immigrate or emigrate; to migrate to another country
他想移民到加拿大。
He wants to immigrate to Canada.
移民yímín
an immigrant or emigrant
这个城市有很多移民。
This city has many immigrants.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
移 means "to move" and 民 means "people," so "moving people."
- Nuance
works as both verb (to migrate) and noun (a migrant).
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