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流浪

liú làng · liu lang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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

  1. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)只(zhǐ)流浪(liúlàng)狗(gǒu)一直(yīzhí)跟(gēn)着(zhe)我(wǒ)。

    This stray dog keeps following me.

  2. Liangliang

    它(tā)可能(kěnéng)饿(è)了(le)，给(gěi)它(tā)一点(yīdiǎn)水(shuǐ)吧(ba)。

    Maybe it is hungry. Give it some water.

  3. Dengdeng

    它(tā)有(yǒu)项圈(xiàngquān)，真的(zhēnde)是(shì)流浪(liúlàng)狗(gǒu)吗(ma)？

    It has a collar. Is it really a stray?

  4. Liangliang

    项圈(xiàngquān)上(shàng)写(xiě)着(zhe)什么(shénme)？

    What does the collar say?

  5. Dengdeng

    写(xiě)：我(wǒ)家(jiā)在(zài)三(sān)号(hào)楼(lóu)。它(tā)不是(bùshì)流浪(liúlàng)，只(zhǐ)是(shì)出来(chūlái)散步(sànbù)！

    It says: My home is Building 3. It is not a stray, just out for a walk!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)只(zhī)流(liú)浪(làng)狗(gǒu)在(zài)街(jiē)上(shang)寻(xún)找(zhǎo)食(shí)物(wù)。

That stray dog is looking for food on the street.

02

他(tā)流(liú)浪(làng)了(le)很(hěn)多(duō)年(nián)，终(zhōng)于(yú)回(huí)到(dào)了(le)家(jiā)乡(xiāng)。

He wandered for many years and finally returned to his hometown.

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