Which Chinese characters? (www.deanbarrettmystery.com)
posted by deanbarr on April 30, 2013 | 4 comments
At the train station in Linyi, the nearest city to Chen’s village, I was met by Chen Guangfu’s friend Lu Qiumei, 34, a talkative woman who is a “chaiqianhu” (people whose houses have been demolished by the government). We set off in a van with two chaiqianhu friends.

The above is from the NYTimes. I know the "chai" character but what would the last two characters be?
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Echo on April 30, 2013 | reply
@deanbarr,

Here you go: 拆迁户, 拆 means to tear down, 迁 means to remove and 户 means family.

--Echo

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deanbarr on April 30, 2013 | reply
Thank you, Echo. Can you give the romanization for the second character? Is it a simplified character or just one of many thousands I don't know or forgot?
Echo on April 30, 2013 | reply
Sure, it's qiān. It's a simplified character, the traditional one should be 遷.

--Echo

echo@popupchinese.com
deanbarr on April 30, 2013 | reply
Ah, got it! Duo Sye!!