How to say “immigrate” in Chinese
immigrate; migrant
“Immigrate” in Chinese is 移民, yí mín: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
移民 is read yí mín: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 禾 “grain”; on the right, 多 “many”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “移民”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 移民. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 北美洲有很多来自亚洲的移民BěiměizhōuyǒuhěnduōláizìYàzhōudeyímínThere are many immigrants from Asia in North America.
More words from the lesson “Continents and the UN”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “immigrate” in Chinese?
“Immigrate” in Chinese is 移民, pinyin yímín.
What does 移民 mean?
移民 (yímín) means “immigrate; migrant”.
How do you write 移民?
移民 is 2 characters: 移 (yí) — move, shift; 民 (mín) — people, the public. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 移民?
移民 is read yímín. Tones: yí — second tone, mín — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“immigrate” in the lesson “Continents and the UN”
This word is from the topic “Peace, war and diplomacy” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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