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公民 (gōng mín) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

公民 (gōng mín) is a Chinese word: citizen. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 公民

名 míng noun

citizen

每个公民都有投票的权利。

měi gè gōng mín dōu yǒu tóu piào de quán lì

Every citizen has the right to vote.

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Word breakdown

公 gōng — public, common, relating to the state

民 mín — people, person, individual of a state

Structure & writing
1 公 gōng — public; belonging to the state or collective (opposite of '私')
公 is a component in 5 characters

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2 民 mín — the people; common people
民 is a component in 2 characters

民 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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