无家可归 wújiā-kěguī homeless
(idiom) homeless
How to remember 无家可归: 无 have not + 家 home + 可 may + 归 to return = homeless.
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How it is used
- Idiom: homeless - 'no home to return to': 洪水使他们无家可归 (hóngshuǐ shǐ tāmen wújiā-kěguī) the flood left them homeless.
- A vivid set phrase, more expressive than a plain adjective; common in reporting on disasters and refugees.
Example sentences
- 当我无家可归的时候，我常在那张长椅上睡觉。 Dāng wǒ wújiākěguī de shíhòu, wǒcháng zài nà zhāng chángyǐ shàng shuìjiào.I often slept on that bench when I was homeless.