Evacuate in Chinese
to evacuate · HSK 7–9
撤离
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- 撤 to remove
- 离 to leave
台风来之前，居民都已安全撤离。 Before the typhoon arrived, all residents had been safely evacuated.
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Evacuate in Chinese is 撤离 (chè lí). You can also say 疏散 (shū sàn), 撤 (chè).
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