民

from Learn Chinese Everyday 每日学华语 by Min Min

Pronunciation : mín [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Meaning : the people. (n) person. (n) civilian. (n) folk. (n) Radical : 氏 Strokes : 5 Traditional : 民 Usage : 55.9%

Common Words / Phrases:

1.

民族 mín zú

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nationality; ethnic group

2.

民主 mín zhǔ

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democracy; democratic

3.

民众 mín zhòng

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the common people

4.

国民 guó mín

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citizen

5.

公民 gōng mín

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citizen

6.

农民 nóng mín

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farmer

7.

居民 jū mín

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resident

8.

人民 rén mín

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the people

Sentences:

1. He is an American citizen. tā shì měi guó gōng mín 。 他 是 美 国 公 民 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

他 : he 是 : is 美国 : the USA 公民 : citizen

2. The kimono is part of the national costume of Japan. hé fú shì rì běn mín zú fú zhuāng de yī bù fèn 。 和 服 是 日 本 民 族 服 装 的 一 部 分 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

和服 : the kimono 是 : is 日本 : Japan 民族 : nationality 服装 : costume 的 : (particle) used after an attribute; to 一部分 : portion

3. Baseball is the national game of the USA. bàng qiú shì měi guó quán mín xǐ ài de yùn dòng 。 棒 球 是 美 国 全 民 喜 爱 的 运 动 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

棒球 : baseball 是 : is 美国 : the USA 全 : all 民 : people 全民 : all the people 喜爱 : like 的 : (particle) used after an attribute; to 运动 : sports

4. Serve the people. wèi rén mín fú wù 。 为 人 民 服 务 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

为 : for 人民 : people 服务 : give service to

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