One word, one everyday story

Culture · Create free account · Log in · Feedback

Teaching entries and general reference records are shown separately. Independent language review of teaching entries is pending.

asylum

/əsaɪləm/

Original teaching content · provenance and version

Example recordings passed technical checks; use the rating controls to flag pronunciation quality.

English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

1 · noun

protection offered to a person fleeing danger or persecution

庇护；避难

Read the example to see asylum in context.

The family sought asylum after fleeing the conflict.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

Is this recording accurate and natural?

这家人逃离冲突后寻求庇护。
Mandarin pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

Is this recording accurate and natural?

Share this public expression

Connect this word to your life

Pronunciation: /əsaɪləm/

Try using this word in a sentence of your own; you may skip this.