平民 meaning in English
ordinary people; commoner (contrasted with the privileged); civilian (contrasted with the military)
Meaning of 平民
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
píngmín
- ordinary people; commoner (contrasted with the privileged)
- civilian (contrasted with the military)
平民 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
远离宫殿的北方及南方是平民、商人、工艺师傅和工人。
Farther from the palace and to its north and south were the commoners, merchants, artisans, and laborers.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
平 píng · flat · 5 strokes
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民 mín · citizens · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 平民.
| 公平 | gōngpíng | fair; impartial |
| 平常 | píngcháng | ordinary; common |
| 平时 | píngshí | ordinarily; in normal times |
| 水平 | shuǐpíng | horizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc) |
| 平安 | píng'ān | safe and sound; well |
| 平等 | píngděng | equal; equality |
| 一路平安 | yīlù-píng'ān | to have a pleasant journey; Bon voyage! |
| 人民 | rénmín | the people |
| 和平 | hépíng | peace; peaceful |
| 公民 | gōngmín | citizen |
| 农民 | nóngmín | peasant; farmer |
| 民族 | mínzú | nationality; ethnic group |
Questions about 平民
What does 平民 mean?
平民 (píngmín) means "ordinary people; commoner (contrasted with the privileged); civilian (contrasted with the military)" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 平民?
平民 is made of 2 characters: 平 (5 strokes), 民 (5 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.
Is 平民 an HSK word?
Yes. 平民 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.