民民

mín

HSK 3HSK 2 (Write)Most Common

Basic Meaning

the people; common people; citizens; populace

人民；百姓。

Words:

公民国民人民民众草民

Sentences:

每(měi)一(yī)位(wèi)公(gōng)民(mín)都(dōu)有(yǒu)投(tóu)票(piào)的(de)权(quán)利(lì)。
Every citizen has the right to vote.
政(zhèng)府(fǔ)应(yīng)该(gāi)倾(qīng)听(tīng)人(rén)民(mín)的(de)声(shēng)音(yīn)。
The government should listen to the voice of the people.
这(zhè)是(shì)为(wèi)了(le)广(guǎng)大(dà)民(mín)众(zhòng)的(de)利(lì)益(yì)。
This is for the benefit of the general public.

Often used in compound words to specify an ethnic or social group. Pay attention to historical and modern context for terms like 蛮民.

people (of a specific type or group); ethnic group member

指某种人。

Words:

汉民回民藏民苗民蛮民

Sentences:

他(tā)是(shì)一(yī)个(ge)回(huí)民(mín)。
He is a Hui Muslim (a member of the Hui ethnic group).
藏(zàng)民(mín)的(de)传(chuán)统(tǒng)服(fú)饰(shì)非(fēi)常(cháng)漂(piào)亮(liang)。
The traditional clothing of the Tibetan people is very beautiful.

adj

Indicates something originating from or related to the common people's culture or daily life.

folk; popular; civilian; of the people

民间的。

Words:

民谣民俗民歌民风民谚

Sentences:

她(tā)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)收(shōu)集(jí)中(zhōng)国(guó)的(de)民(mín)歌(gē)。
She likes collecting Chinese folk songs.
这(zhè)个(ge)地(dì)方(fāng)的(de)民(mín)俗(sú)很(hěn)有(yǒu)意(yì)思(sī)。
The folk customs of this place are very interesting.

person engaged in a certain occupation; person of a certain status

从事某个职业的人；具有某种身份的人。

Words:

农民牧民渔民猎民商民

Sentences:

我(wǒ)爷(yé)爷(ye)以(yǐ)前(qián)是(shì)渔(yú)民(mín)。
My grandfather used to be a fisherman.
许(xǔ)多(duō)农(nóng)民(mín)现(xiàn)在(zài)也(yě)开(kāi)始(shǐ)使(shǐ)用(yòng)智(zhì)能(néng)手(shǒu)机(jī)了(le)。
Many farmers are now also starting to use smartphones.

adj

Contrasts with official, government, or military (军) spheres.

civilian; non-military

非军人；非军事的。

Words:

民用民兵民航民船民警

Sentences:

这(zhè)是(shì)一(yī)个(ge)民(mín)用(yòng)机(jī)场(chǎng)。
This is a civilian airport.
我(wǒ)这(zhè)次(cì)坐(zuò)的(de)是(shì)民(mín)航(háng)飞(fēi)机(jī)。
I'm taking a civil aviation flight this time.

Radical氏

Structuresingle

Stroke Count5

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Chinese nation; ethnic groups of China