疏散

Chinese

		negligent; sparse; thin	adjourn; scatter; leisurely adjourn; scatter; leisurely; loosen; powdered medicine; to scatter; to come loose
trad. (疏散)		疏	散
simp. #(疏散)		疏	散

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shūsàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨ ㄙㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): so¹ saan³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): so͘-sàn

  (Teochew, Peng'im): so¹ suan³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shūsàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨ ㄙㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shusàn
    • Wade–Giles: shu¹-san⁴
    • Yale: shū-sàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shusann
    • Palladius: шусань (šusanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu⁵⁵ sän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: so¹ saan³
    • Yale: sō saan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: so¹ saan³
    • Guangdong Romanization: so¹ san³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɔː⁵⁵ saːn³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: so͘-sàn
    • Tâi-lô: soo-sàn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sosaxn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sɔ⁴⁴⁻²² san²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sɔ³³ san⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sɔ⁴⁴⁻²² san²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ san¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ san²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: so¹ suan³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: so suàⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /so³³⁻²³ sũã²¹³/

Verb

疏散

1. to scatter; to disperse
2. to evacuate (people)

   疏散示意圖／疏散示意图  ―  shūsàn shìyìtú  ―  evacuation chart

   疏散通道  ―  shūsàn tōngdào  ―  evacuation route

   緊急疏散集合地／紧急疏散集合地  ―  jǐnjí shūsàn jíhédì  ―  emergency assembly area

3. to relax by taking a stroll

Usage notes

When referring to evacuating people, 疏散 (shūsàn) is used. When referring to evacuating from a place, 撤離／撤离 (chèlí) is used. The term 後送／后送 (hòusòng) is restricted to military contexts.

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shūsǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨ ㄙㄢˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shūsǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨ ㄙㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shusǎn
    • Wade–Giles: shu¹-san³
    • Yale: shū-sǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shusaan
    • Palladius: шусань (šusanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu⁵⁵ sän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Adjective

疏散

1. at leisure; idle
2. sparse; scattered

Derived terms

• 疏散星團／疏散星团 (shūsǎn xīngtuán)