移民

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 他们一家移民到了加拿大。▶ —
   Their family immigrated to Canada.
2. 这个城市有很多新移民。▶ —
   This city has many new immigrants.

Collocations

Mnemonic

移 yí "to move" + 民 mín "people": a Sino-Korean word "to immigrate; immigrant". ① a verb: to move and settle in another country (移民到国外) ② a noun: an immigrant (新移民). Unlike 居民 (a settled resident), 移民 is one who has moved in. 移民局 = immigration bureau. Akin to 迁移.

Related

Quick check

1. What parts of speech does 移民 have?

   • verb (to immigrate) + noun (immigrant)
   • only adjective
   • only adverb
   • only conjunction