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流浪

liú làng
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

  1. 1. to drift about
  2. 2. to wander
  3. 3. to roam
  4. 4. nomadic
  5. 5. homeless
  6. 6. unsettled (e.g. population)
  7. 7. vagrant

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Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item
定居
dìng jū

to settle (in some city, country etc)

与流浪相反，指长期固定居住在某处

Related words

2 items
流浪汉
liú làng hàn

tramp

指流浪的人，无家可归者
徘徊
pái huái

指在一个地方来回走动，有时也比喻心神不宁，与流浪的漫无目的有相似处

Synonyms

1 item
漂泊
piāo bó

(of a boat) to float; to drift; to lie at anchor

指生活或行踪不定，四处奔波

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Don't confuse 流浪 (liúlàng, 'to roam, wander') with 流利 (liúlì, 'fluent'). 流浪 refers to wandering without a fixed home, while 流利 describes smooth language skills.

Example Sentences

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他 流浪 了许多年，最后在南方定居了。
He wandered for many years and finally settled down in the south.
他是一個 流浪 漢。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 775890)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org. AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Words Containing 流浪

流浪儿
liú làng ér

street urchin

流浪汉
liú làng hàn

tramp

流浪狗
liú làng gǒu

stray dog

流浪者
liú làng zhě

rover

Child Words of 流浪

流
liú

to flow

浪
làng

wave