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    Referring to "immigration" or "immigrants" with 移民 (yímín)

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    Explanation

    移民 (yímín) can function as both a noun and a verb. As a noun, it means immigrants or immigration. As a verb, it means to immigrate or emigrate. It commonly appears in formal and news contexts, such as 移民部长 (immigration minister).

    Examples

    • 他的父母二十年前移民到了加拿大。

      Tā de fùmǔ èrshí nián qián yímín dào le Jiānádà.

      His parents immigrated to Canada twenty years ago.

    • 移民部长宣布了新的签证政策。

      Yímín bùzhǎng xuānbù le xīn de qiānzhèng zhèngcè.

      The immigration minister announced a new visa policy.

    • 这个城市有很多来自不同国家的移民。

      Zhège chéngshì yǒu hěn duō lái zì bùtóng guójiā de yímín.

      This city has many immigrants from different countries.

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