"left-behind children", rural children whose parents have to make a living as migrant workers in distant urban areas, but cannot afford to keep the family with them
trad. 留守兒童
Also written 留守兒童【liú shǒu ér tóng】
Characters in this word
4留
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old variant of 留[liu2]
- Pinyin
- liú
- Traditional
- 㽞
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 1365 of 2500
守
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to guard, to defend, to keep watch, to abide by the law, to observe (rules or ritual), nearby, adjoining
- Pinyin
- shǒu
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 4464 of 2500
儿
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child, son
- Pinyin
- ér
- Traditional
- 兒
- Strokes
- 2
- Frequency
- 3200 of 2500
童
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surname Tong
- Pinyin
- Tóng
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 31294 of 2500