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疏散 (shū sàn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 疏散

动 dòng verb

evacuate; disperse

火灾发生后，所有居民都被疏散了。

huǒ zài fā shēng hòu suǒ yǒu jū mín dōu bèi shū sàn le

After the fire broke out, all residents were evacuated.

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Word breakdown

疏 shū — to thin out; to loosen; to make less dense

1 生疏 shēng shū — unfamiliar; rusty; out of practice HSK 7
- 生 unfamiliar; strange; not well-practiced
- 疏 distant; alienated; not close
Example

我很久没说英语了，感觉有点生疏。

wǒ hěn jiǔ méi shuō yīng yǔ le gǎn jué yǒu diǎn shēng shū

I haven't spoken English for a long time, feeling a bit rusty.
2 疏导 shū dǎo — to dredge, to channel, to ease (traffic/crowds/emotions) HSK 7
- 疏 to clear, to dredge, to open up (pathways)
- 导 to guide, to direct, to lead
Example

警察正在疏导人群。

jǐng chá zhèng zài shū dǎo rén qún

The police are directing the crowd.
3 疏忽 shū hū — overlook, neglect HSK 7
- 疏 lax, inattentive
- 忽 ignore, overlook
Example

由于疏忽，我忘记了锁门。

yóu yú shū hū wǒ wàng jì le suǒ mén

Due to carelessness, I forgot to lock the door.
4 疏远 shū yuǎn — to become estranged, to drift apart HSK 7
- 疏 sparse, distant, to thin out
- 远 far, distant
Example

自从搬家后，我和老朋友渐渐疏远了。

zì cóng bān jiā hòu wǒ hé lǎo péng you jiàn jiàn shū yuǎn le

Since moving, I've gradually drifted apart from my old friends.
5 疏通 shū tōng — to dredge; to clear; to mediate HSK 7
- 疏 to thin out; to clear; to remove blockages
- 通 to make passable; to open up; to allow flow
Example

工人正在疏通河道。

gōng rén zhèng zài shū tōng hé dào

Workers are dredging the river channel.

散 sàn — to scatter; to disperse; to distribute

1 散步 sàn bù — to take a walk HSK 4
- 散 leisurely, relaxed
- 步 step, walk
Example

我每天早上都去公园散步。

wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang dōu qù gōng yuán sàn bù

I go to the park to take a walk every morning.
2 分散 fēn sàn — disperse HSK 6
- 分 divide, separate
- 散 scatter, disperse
Example

注意力不要分散。

zhù yì lì bú yào fēn sàn

Don't let your attention be scattered.
3 散发 sàn fā — to emit, give off HSK 6
- 散 disperse, spread out
- 发 emit, release
Example

这个蛋糕散发出诱人的香气。

zhè ge dàn gāo sàn fā chū yòu rén de xiāng qì

This cake gives off an enticing aroma.
4 扩散 kuò sàn — to spread, to diffuse, to proliferate HSK 7
- 扩 expand, enlarge
- 散 scatter, disperse
Example

病毒正在社区内快速扩散。

bìng dú zhèng zài shè qū nèi kuài sù kuò sàn

The virus is rapidly spreading within the community.
5 散布 sàn bù — to spread, disseminate HSK 7
- 散 scatter, disperse
- 布 spread, arrange, distribute
Example

他在网上散布谣言。

tā zài wǎng shàng sàn bù yáo yán

He spreads rumors online.

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6 散落 sàn luò — to scatter, to be scattered HSK 7
- 散 to scatter, to disperse
- 落 to fall, to drop
Example

秋天的落叶散落在院子里。

qiū tiān de luò yè sàn luò zài yuàn zi lǐ

Autumn leaves are scattered in the yard.
7 解散 jiě sàn — disband HSK 7
- 解 to untie, to break apart, to dissolve
- 散 to scatter, to disperse, to separate
Example

公司决定解散这个部门。

gōng sī jué dìng jiě sàn zhè ge bù mén

The company decided to disband this department.

Structure & writing

1 疏 shū — sparse; wide apart (opposite of 密)

疏 is a component in 1 characters

HSK 5

蔬 shū vegetable; edible plant (mostly herbaceous)

consists of

1.1 疋 yǎ — elegant, refined; classical

疋 is a component in 6 characters

HSK 1

蛋 dàn egg (of birds, turtles, snakes, etc.); a shelled ovum that can hatch if fertilized

HSK 3

定 dìng calm; stable 楚 chǔ vitex (a type of deciduous shrub, as referenced in classical texts)

HSK 7

嚏 tì (lit.) to sneeze 婿 xù husband 疏 shū sparse; wide apart (opposite of 密)

1.2 㐬 liú — hanging banner/tassel on a flag or crown

㐬 is a component in 3 characters

HSK 4

流 liú to flow (of liquid)

HSK 7

梳 shū comb (tool for tidying hair or beard, made of bamboo, wood, or plastic) 疏 shū sparse; wide apart (opposite of 密)

Stroke order

2 散 sàn — to disperse; to scatter (opposite of 聚)

Xpinyin

散 is a component in 1 characters

HSK 6

撒 sā to release; to open up

散 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order