无家可归
wújiākěguī
homeless; with no home to return to
Characters in this word
家 jiā
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 豕 pig, boar
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
归 guī
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 彐 — snout
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 洪水把村子淹了，许多农民无家可归。 Hóngshuǐ bǎ cūnzǐ yānle, xǔduō nóngmín wújiā kěguī. The flood submerged the village and many farmers were left homeless.
- 那个孩子离家出走了，如今无家可归。 Nàge háizi líjiā chūzǒule, rújīn wújiā kěguī. That child ran away from home and now has nowhere to return to.
- 慈善机构为无家可归的人提供食物和住处。 Císhàn jīgòu wèi wújiā kěguī de rén tígōng shíwù hé zhùchù. Charities provide food and shelter for homeless people.
Related words
- 无 wú no; without
- 无法 wúfǎ unable to
- 无聊 wúliáo boring; bored
- 无论 wúlùn no matter
- 无数 wúshù countless
- 无所谓 wúsuǒwèi it does not matter
- 无限 wúxiàn unlimited; endless
- 无奈 wúnài helpless; having no choice
- 无疑 wúyí without doubt
- 毫无 háowú completely without
- 大公无私 dàgōngwúsī selfless; impartial and public-spirited
- 当之无愧 dāngzhīwúkuì fully deserving; worthy of the title