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疏散

shū sǎn · shu san/shū sàn · shu san

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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shū sǎn 疏散

  1. idle; leisurely; laid-back
  2. Taiwan pr. [shūsàn]

shū sàn 疏散

  1. to scatter; to disperse; to evacuate
  2. scattered; sparse
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The fire drill bell

  1. Liangliang

    铃(líng)响(xiǎng)了(le)！是不是(shìbùshì)着火(zháohuǒ)了(le)？

    The bell rang! Is there a fire?

  2. Dengdeng

    别(bié)怕(pà)，今天(jīntiān)有(yǒu)消防(xiāofáng)演习(yǎnxí)，大家(dàjiā)要(yào)疏散(shūsàn)到(dào)楼下(lóuxià)。

    Don't worry, today there's a fire drill and everyone must evacuate downstairs.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)走(zǒu)哪个(nǎge)楼梯(lóutī)？

    Which stairs do we take?

  4. Dengdeng

    走(zǒu)左边(zuǒbian)的(de)楼梯(lóutī)，别(bié)坐(zuò)电梯(diàntī)。

    Take the left stairs. Don't take the elevator.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，快(kuài)走(zǒu)。我(wǒ)拿(ná)一下(yīxià)我(wǒ)的(de)咖啡(kāfēi)。

    Okay, hurry. Let me just grab my coffee.

  6. Dengdeng

    疏散(shūsàn)的(de)时候(shíhou)，咖啡(kāfēi)也(yě)要(yào)带(dài)吗(ma)？

    Do you need to bring coffee when you evacuate?

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)有(yǒu)不(bú)到(dào)五(wǔ)分(fēn)钟(zhōng)来(lái)疏(shū)散(sàn)整(zhěng)栋(dòng)楼(lóu)的(de)人(rén)。

We have less than five minutes to evacuate the whole building.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

人(rén)们(men)因(yīn)为(wèi)洪(hóng)水(shuǐ)被(bèi)疏(shū)散(sàn)了(le)。

The people were evacuated because of the flood.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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