barangays

/bɑrɑŋˈɡɑɪz/ /bærəŋˈɡɑɪz/

Meanings

noun

描笼涯，村，社区。

The smallest local government unit in the Philippines, a subdivision of a city or municipality.

Examples :

"My cousin works as a health worker in several barangays in Quezon City, providing vaccinations to children. "

我表妹在奎松市的几个社区当卫生员，为孩子们接种疫苗。

Related Words

providing verb

/pɹəˈvaɪdɪŋ/

挣钱，养家糊口。

"It is difficult to provide for my family working on minimum wage."

靠最低工资挣钱养家糊口是很困难的。

health noun

/hɛlθ/

健康，安康

"Her mental health is really affected by stressful environments."

在压力大的环境下，她的心理健康受到了很大的影响。

smallest adjective

/ˈsmɔːlɪst/

最小的, 极小的，微小的

"A small group."

一小撮人。

several noun

/ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəl/

几块私有土地, 私人 земельный участок

"The family owns several, a small plot of land behind their house. "

这家人拥有几块私有土地，就在他们房子后面有一小块。

subdivision noun

/ˈsʌbdɪvɪʒən/

细分，再分。

"The large city park was subdivided into smaller play areas for children of different ages. "

这个大型城市公园被细分成更小的游乐区，以供不同年龄段的儿童玩耍。

cousin noun

/ˈkʌz.n̩/ /ˈkʌz.ɪn/

堂/表兄弟姐妹

"I think my cousin is a good man."

我觉得我一个堂/表兄弟是个好人。

vaccinations noun

/ˌvæksɪˈneɪʃənz/

疫苗接种，预防接种

"Sentence: The school requires all students to have their vaccinations before the start of the year. "

学校要求所有学生在开学前完成疫苗接种。

government noun

/ˈɡʌvə(n)mənt/ /ˈɡʌvɚ(n)mənt/

政府，政权

"The government decided to raise taxes to fund new schools. "

政府决定提高税收，用以资助新建学校。

children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

孩子，儿童，子女

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

对他手下留情吧：他不过是个孩子。

municipality noun

/mjʊˌnɪsɪˈpælɪti/

直辖市，自治市

"The municipality held a meeting about improvements to the local schools. "

这个自治市召开了一次会议，讨论改善当地学校的问题。

local noun

/ˈləʊkl̩/ /ˈloʊkl̩/

当地人，本地人

"The local is helping organize the school fundraiser. "

那个本地人正在帮忙组织学校的募捐活动。

worker noun

/ˈwɜː.kə/ /ˈwɝ.kɚ/

工人，劳动者

"The construction worker built a new house. "

建筑工人建造了一栋新房子。