mín
平民
people; commoners
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
common people; ordinary citizens (in contrast to nobility or privileged class)
formalOften used in formal or historical contexts to refer to the general populace, the masses.
Píng平
mín民
bǎi百
xìng姓
de的
shēng生
huó活
hěn很
pǔ朴
sù素
。
The lives of the common people are very simple.
Zài在
fēng封
jiàn建
shè社
huì会
，
guì贵
zú族
hé和
píng平
mín民
zhī之
jiān间
yǒu有
hěn很
dà大
de的
chā差
jù距
。
In feudal society, there was a huge gap between the nobility and the common people.
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Tā他
chū出
shēn身
píng平
mín民
，
kào靠
zì自
jǐ己
de的
nǔ努
lì力
qǔ取
dé得
le了
chéng成
gōng功
。
He came from a commoner background and achieved success through his own efforts.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
yīng应
gāi该
guān关
xīn心
píng平
mín民
de的
lì利
yì益
。
The government should care about the interests of the common people.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
bù部
jiǎng讲
shù述
píng平
mín民
yīng英
xióng雄
de的
diàn电
yǐng影
。
This is a movie about an ordinary hero.