流动人口

流動人口
liúdòng rénkǒu
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 floating population
  2. 2 migrant population

Examples

HSK 4
Zhè zuò chéngshì yǒu hěnduō liúdòng rénkǒu.
This city has a large floating population.
HSK 7-9
Chūnjié qiánhòu, dàpī liúdòng rénkǒu fǎnxiāng, huǒchēpiào tèbié nán mǎi.
Around Spring Festival, huge numbers of migrants go home and train tickets are very hard to get.

Tips

culture
The term is defined by 户口, household registration: it covers people living away from the place where they are registered, mostly migrant workers. The opposite is 常住人口 (permanent residents).

Stroke Order

流 liú
动 dòng
人 rén
口 kǒu