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民 mín

citizens, subjects; a nation's people

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5
Level
HSK 4
Type
Ideograph
Made of 巳戈 ⿻巳戈

Memory hint: An eye 巳 pierced by a dagger 戈, an old mark of slavery

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  1. 中国有五十六个民族。
    Zhōngguó yǒu wǔshíliù ge mínzú.
    China has fifty-six ethnic groups.
    China have fifty-six (measure) ethnic-group
  2. 你打算移民去哪个国家？
    Nǐ dǎsuàn yímín qù nǎge guójiā?
    Which country do you plan to immigrate to?
    you plan immigrate go which (measure) country
  3. 请用人民币支付。
    Qǐng yòng rénmínbì zhīfù.
    Please pay in RMB.
    please use people-currency pay
  4. 他不是农民，他是老师。
    Tā bú shì nóngmín, tā shì lǎoshī.
    He isn't a farmer, he's a teacher.
    he not is farmer, he is teacher
  5. 在农村，很多农民种水稻。
    Zài nóngcūn, hěn duō nóngmín zhòng shuǐdào.
    In the countryside, many farmers grow rice.
    at countryside, very many farmer plant rice

Words with 民 (12)