流浪 liúlàng to drift about
to drift about; to wander; to roam; nomadic; homeless; unsettled (e.g. population); vagrant
How to remember 流浪: 流 flow + 浪 breaker = to drift about.
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How it is used
- Means to wander/roam homeless - 流浪街头 (liúlàng jiētóu) to wander the streets.
- Implies rootlessness and hardship: 流浪汉 (liúlànghàn) a vagrant, 流浪狗 (liúlàng gǒu) a stray dog.
- Contrast 旅行 (lǚxíng, travel for pleasure); 流浪 is drifting without a home or destination.