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民 mín people - Mandarin Chinese
Definition[edit | edit source]
Radical is 氏 shì “name,” “clan.” Distinguish 民 from 及 jí, 很 hĕn and 眼 yăn.
Examples[edit | edit source]
- 人民 rénmín people [N]
- 人民日报 (人民日報) Rénmín Rìbào People’s Daily (name of a newspaper) [N]
- 民国…年 (民國…年) Mínguó...nián in the...year of the Republic [PT]
- 原住民 yuánzhùmín native people [N]
- 美国的原住民 Mĕiguóde yuánzhùmín Native American [PH] (美國的原住民)
- 三民主义 (三民主義) Sān Mín Zhŭyì The Three Principles of the People (consisting of nationalism, democracy, and the people’s livelihood, as proposed by Sun Yat-sen) [N]
Video[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler
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