Definition

Examples

• 他从小在贫民窟长大，生活很艰苦。
  Tā cóng xiǎo zài pín mín kū zhǎng dà, shēnghuó hěn jiānkǔ.
  He grew up in a slum and had a very hard life.
• 政府正在改善贫民窟的基础设施。
  Zhèngfǔ zhèngzài gǎishàn pín mín kū de jīchǔ shèshī.
  The government is improving the infrastructure of the slums.
• 这个城市的贫民窟正在逐渐减少。
  Zhège chéngshì de pín mín kū zhèngzài zhújiàn jiǎnshǎo.
  The slums in this city are gradually decreasing.