Chinese word

民众

Pronunciation

Pinyinmín zhòng

Meaning

  • nounordinary people

Example

民众希望生活能更好。mín zhòng xī wàng shēng huó néng gèng hǎo

Ordinary people hope life will get better.

Illustration for 民众 (ordinary people)

More examples

政府的决策应优先考虑民众的现实需求。zhèng fǔ de jué cè yìng yōu xiān kǎo lǜ mín zhòng de xiàn shí xū qiú

Government decisions should prioritize the real needs of ordinary people.

Core concept

A broad social body made up of everyday people, viewed as a collective rather than as named individuals.

Common phrases

  • 维护民众利益wéi hù mín zhòng lì yì

    protect ordinary people's interests

  • 发动民众fā dòng mín zhòng

    mobilize ordinary people

  • 民众意见mín zhòng yì jiàn

    ordinary people's opinions

Similar words

人民rén mín: The people who make up a nation or ethnic group, viewed as a whole.
大众dà zhòng: The general public considered as a large audience or group of consumers.
群众qún zhòng: Many people gathered or treated as one collective group.
市民shì mín: People who live in a city and form its local community.

Definition in Chinese

指广大普通人民，常用于描述公众意见、社会现象或集体态度。zhǐ guǎng dà pǔ tōng rén mín cháng yòng yú miáo shù gōng zhòng yì jiàn shè huì xiàn xiàng huò jí tǐ tài dù

Word origin

民 (mín, "the people") + 众 (zhòng, "a crowd") combines individual members of society with the idea of many people gathered together.

Usage tips

  • In conversational Chinese, this noun often sounds suited to public-affairs or social discussion rather than casual talk about people, where simpler group expressions are more natural.

Other meanings

  • the massesnoun
  • the publicnoun

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