无家可归
wú jiā kě guī
homeless
Character by character
无wú
no
no
家jiā
home
home
可kě
can
can
归guī
return to
return to
Example
这家机构专门帮助城市里无家可归的老人。
This organisation helps homeless elderly people in the city.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
Describes people who have lost their homes in a disaster or war, or people sleeping rough: 无家可归的人. Compare 有家难回, which means you have a home but cannot get back to it.
Learn this in Lesson 120 · HSK 7–9: 定日地震 (Disaster report: the Tingri earthquake)
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