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Meaning of 民

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民HSK 4
Pinyin: mín
English Definition: the people; nationality; citizen
Chinese Definition:
①以劳动群众为主体的社会基本成员：人民。民主。民国。民法。公民(在一国内有国籍，享受法律上规定的公民权利并履行公民义务的人)。国民(具有国籍的人)。
②指人或人群：居民。民族。
③劳动大众的，非官方的：民间。民歌。民谚。民风。民情。
④某族的人：汉民。回民。
⑤从事不同职业的人：农民。渔民。
⑥非军事的：民品。民航。
⑦同“苠”。
Antonyms: 官 兵 军
Total strokes: 5; Radical: 氏
Ideographic:An eye 巳 pierced by a dagger 戈, an old mark of slavery
Character Formation:
  • ⿻ Overlaid
    • 巳 [ sì ] the hours from 9 to 11; 6th terrestrial branch
    • 戈 [ gē ] spear, lance, halberd
Similar Characters: 芪
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Example Words
人民 rén mín the people; Classifiers: 个
农民HSK 5 nóng mín peasant; farmer; Classifiers: 个
民族HSK 4 mín zú nationality; ethnic group; Classifiers: 个
民主HSK 6 mín zhǔ democracy
居民HSK 6 jū mín resident; inhabitant
More:民* | *民 | *民*
Example Sentences
1
tā
他
shàn yú
善于
chàng
唱
mín gē
民歌
。
He is good at singing folk songs.
2
yú mín
渔民
bǎ
把
chuán
船
lā
拉
shàng àn
上岸
。
The fishermen pulled their boat onto the shore.
3
zhèng fǔ
政府
xū yào
需要
guān zhù
关注
mín yì
民意
。
The government needs to pay attention to public opinion.
4
mín jǐng
民警
zhèng zài
正在
diào chá
调查
cǐ shì
此事
。
The police are investigating the matter.
5
rén mín
人民
shì
是
guó jiā
国家
de
的
gēn jī
根基
。
The people are the foundation of the state.
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