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疏散

shū sàn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

疏散 (shū sàn) means "to scatter; to disperse; to evacuate". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 疏散 means

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

Other readings

疏散 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• shū sǎnidle; leisurely; laid-back; Taiwan pr. shū sàn

The characters in 疏散

• 疏shūto dredge; to clear away obstruction; thin
• 散sànto scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse

Example sentences

• 人们因为洪水被疏散了。
  Rénmen yīnwèi hóngshuǐ bèi shūsàn le.
  People were evacuated because of the flood.
• 我们有不到五分钟来疏散整栋楼的人。
  Wǒmen yǒu bù dào wǔ fēnzhōng lái shūsàn zhěng dòng lóu de rén.
  We have less than five minutes to evacuate the whole building.

Words containing 疏散

• 紧急疏散jǐn jí shū sànemergency evacuation

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read shū sàn correctly.
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