Definition

Examples

• 许多船民世代以捕鱼为生。
  Xǔduō chuán mín shìdài yǐ bǔyú wéi shēng.
  Many boat people have made a living by fishing for generations.
• 这个水上村庄住了大约五百名船民。
  Zhège shuǐshàng cūnzhuāng zhùle dàyuē wǔbǎi míng chuán mín.
  This floating village is home to about five hundred boat dwellers.
• 政府为当地船民提供了岸上住房补贴。
  Zhèngfǔ wèi dāngdì chuán mín tígōngle ànshàng zhùfáng bǔtiē.
  The government provided onshore housing subsidies for the local boat community.