疏散 shūsàn to scatter
to scatter; to disperse; to evacuate; scattered; sparse
How to remember 疏散: 疏 to neglect + 散 to scatter = to scatter.
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How it is used
- To evacuate / disperse a crowd - 紧急疏散 (jǐnjí shūsàn) emergency evacuation; 疏散人群 (disperse the crowd).
- Safety/emergency term for spreading people out of a danger zone; also 'sparse/scattered' as an adjective.
- Distinguish from 撤离 (chèlí, to withdraw/pull out); 疏散 stresses thinning out and moving people to safety.
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 búdào wǔfēnzhōng lái shūsàn zhěngdòng lóu de rén.We have less than five minutes to evacuate the whole building.