移民 yímín to immigrate
to immigrate; to migrate; emigrant; immigrant
How to remember 移民: 移 to shift + 民 citizens = to immigrate.
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How it is used
- To emigrate/immigrate, or an (im)migrant - 移民加拿大 (yímín Jiānádà) emigrate to Canada, 新移民 (xīn yímín) new immigrants.
- One word covers both the act and the person, and both directions; context/preposition disambiguates. Contrast 难民 (nànmín, refugee).
- Immigration and social-policy register.
Example sentences
- 许多移民改了名字。 Xǔduō yímín gǎile míngzì.Many of the immigrants changed their names.