留守儿童

留守兒童
liúshǒuértóng
"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

CEDICT

  1. (Mainland China, neologism) left-behind children (children of rural parents who grow up in a rural area while their parents seek work in an urban area)
  2. left-behind children (children of rural parents who grow up in a rural area while their parents seek work in an urban area)

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