留守兒童 liú shǒu ér tóng

"left-behind children", rural children whose parents have to make a living as migrant workers in distant urban areas, but cannot afford to keep the family with them

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. "left-behind children", rural children whose parents have to make a living as migrant workers in distant urban areas, but cannot afford to keep the family with them

Characters

Character Meaning
留 liú HSK 3
to stay; to remain; to keep
守 shǒu HSK 5
to guard; to observe (rules or ritual); to abide by the law
兒 ér
non-syllabic diminutive suffix; retroflex final; child
童 tóng HSK 4
child; surname Tong