Usage of the character 民

Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), a pro-Beijing political party in Hong Kong (abbr. for 民主建港協進聯盟／民主建港协进联盟 ( Mínzhǔ Jiàngǎng Xiéjìn Liánméng))

gèzúrénmín

各族人民

[各族人民]

people of all ethnic groups; the peoples (of a nation)

láomínshāngcái

劳民伤财

[勞民傷財]

waste of manpower and resources

róngyùguómín

荣誉国民

[榮譽國民]

(Tw) retired soldier; veteran

gōngmínshèhuì

公民社会

[公民社會]

civil society

chéngkǎoyímín

成考移民

[成考移民]

mandatory college exam for immigrants

jūmíndiǎnr

居民点儿

[居民點兒]

variant of 居民點／居民点 (jūmíndiǎn)

guómínshōurù

国民收入

[國民收入]

measures of national income and output

Rénmín Rìbào

人民日报

[人民日報]

People's Daily (PRC newspaper)

gōngmínbiǎojué

公民表决

[公民表決]

referendum
decided by public vote

shùzìyóumín

数字游民

[數字遊民]

digital nomad

zhímínzhǔyì

殖民主义

[殖民主義]

colonialism

Mínzú Dàxué

民族大学

[民族大學]

University for Nationalities (university of ethnic studies)

mínzhǔzhèngzhì

民主政治

[民主政治]

democracy
democratic

mínquánzhǔyì

民权主义

[民權主義]

democracy
civil liberties
principle of democracy, the second of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山／孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義／三民主义 (at the time, meaning widespread popular involvement in affairs of state)

yóumíngǎizào

游民改造

[遊民改造]

rehabilitation of displaced persons

gōngmínyìwù

公民义务

[公民義務]

civil obligation
a citizen's duty

guóruòmínqióng

国弱民穷

[國弱民窮]

the country weakened and the people empoverished (idiom)

mínzúpíngděng

民族平等

[民族平等]

equality of ethnic groups

shēndémínxīn

深得民心

[深得民心]

to win the hearts of the people
to be popular among the masses

fùguó'ānmín

富国安民

[富國安民]

to make the country rich and the people at peace

mínzútuánjié

民族团结

[民族團結]

national unity

Dōngjiāomínxiàng

东交民巷

[東交民巷]

a street to the south of the Forbidden City that was the Legation quarter during the Boxer uprising

dāngdìjūmín

当地居民

[當地居民]

a local person
the local population

Měiguórénmín

美国人民

[美國人民]

the American people

Rénmín Guǎngchǎng

人民广场

[人民廣場]

People's Square, Shanghai

rénmínzhènxiàn

人民阵线

[人民陣線]

popular front

àimínrúzǐ

爱民如子

[愛民如子]

(idiom) to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)

ānmíngàoshì

安民告示

[安民告示]

a notice to reassure the public
advance notice (of an agenda)

dùguóhàimín

蠹国害民

[蠹國害民]

to rob the state and hurt the people (idiom)

Sānmínzhǔyì

三民主义

[三民主義]

Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山／孙中山 Three Principles of the People (late 1890s)

shǎoshùmínzú

少数民族

[少數民族]

national minority
ethnic group

rénmínzhànzhēng

人民战争

[人民戰爭]

people's war, military strategy advocated by Mao whereby a large number of ordinary citizens provide support in a campaign

mínjiānyīnyuè

民间音乐

[民間音樂]

folk music

rénmíntuántǐ

人民团体

[人民團體]

people's organization (e.g. labor unions, peasant associations, scholarly associations etc)
mass organization

mínyuàndǐngfèi

民怨鼎沸

[民怨鼎沸]

seething discontent (idiom); popular grievances boil over

rénmíndàibiǎo

人民代表

[人民代表]

deputy to the People's Congress

nándǎomínzú

南岛民族

[南島民族]

Austronesian

mínjiānxísú

民间习俗

[民間習俗]

folk customs

rénmínbìyuán

人民币元

[人民幣元]

renminbi yuan (RMB), PRC currency unit

mínzhīmíngāo

民脂民膏

[民脂民膏]

lit. the fat and wealth of the people (idiom); the nation's hard-won wealth (esp. as an object of unscrupulous exploitation)
the people's blood, sweat and tears

Quánmín Yīngjiǎn

全民英检

[全民英檢]

General English Proficiency Test (GEPT), commissioned by Taiwan's Ministry of Education in 1999

rénmín'àiwù

仁民爱物

[仁民愛物]

love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence

míncuìzhǔyì

民粹主义

[民粹主義]

populism

Dàhán Mínguó

大韩民国

[大韓民國]

Republic of Korea (South Korea)

fànmínzhǔpài

泛民主派

[泛民主派]

pan-Democratic alliance (Hong Kong)

huòguóyāngmín

祸国殃民

[禍國殃民]

to damage the country and cause suffering to the people (idiom)

biànmínlìmín

便民利民

[便民利民]

for the convenience and benefit of the people (idiom)

Xīnmín Wǎnbào

新民晚报

[新民晚報]

Xinmin Evening News

mínzhǔzhǔyì

民主主义

[民主主義]

democracy

cánmínhàiwù

残民害物

[殘民害物]

to harm people and damage property (idiom)

rénmínqǐyì

人民起义

[人民起義]

popular uprising

rénmíngōngshè

人民公社

[人民公社]

people's commune

bìngguóyāngmín

病国殃民

[病國殃民]

to damage the country and cause suffering to the people (idiom)

cǎogēnwǎngmín

草根网民

[草根網民]

grassroots netizens

rénmínzhèngfǔ

人民政府

[人民政府]

people's government

mínzhǔdǎngrén

民主党人

[民主黨人]

Democrat (Democratic Party member or supporter)

xuēzhíwéimín

削职为民

[削職為民]

demotion to commoner (idiom)

rénmínfǎyuàn

人民法院

[人民法院]

people's court (of law)
people's tribunal

pǔtōngmínzhòng

普通民众

[普通民眾]

ordinary people
the masses

mínzúwǔdǎo

民族舞蹈

[民族舞蹈]

folk dance

Huángjīn Mínbiàn

黄巾民变

[黃巾民變]

the Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)

tóuzīyímín

投资移民

[投資移民]

investment immigration
immigrant investor

lìguólìmín

利国利民

[利國利民]

to benefit both the country and the people

mínjiāngùshi

民间故事

[民間故事]

folk story
folktale

rénmíngōngdí

人民公敌

[人民公敵]

the enemy of the people
the class enemy (Marxism)

Rì Rénmínbào

日人民报

[日人民報]

(vulgar) derogatory name (in which 日 (rì) means 肏 (cào)) for the "People's Daily" 人民日報／人民日报 ( Rénmín Rìbào)

shìmínshèhuì

市民社会

[市民社會]

civil society (law)

mínbiànfēngqǐ

民变峰起

[民變峰起]

seething discontent (idiom); widespread popular grievances

guótàimín'ān

国泰民安

[國泰民安]

the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity

láodòngrénmín

劳动人民

[勞動人民]

working people
the workers of Socialist theory or of the glorious Chinese past

guómínyìhuì

国民议会

[國民議會]

Assemblée nationale (French lower chamber)
national parliament

Guómín Niánjīn

国民年金

[國民年金]

(Tw) National Pension, a social security scheme in Taiwan

rénmínjǐngchá

人民警察

[人民警察]

civil police
PRC police

quánmínjiēbīng

全民皆兵

[全民皆兵]

to bring the entire nation to arms (idiom)

mínjiānzǔzhī

民间组织

[民間組織]

association
organization
humanitarian organization
NGO

bìngmíngǔguó

病民蛊国

[病民蠱國]

to damage the people and harm the country (idiom)

gōngmínquánlì

公民权利

[公民權利]

civil rights

mínshēngdiāobì

民生凋敝

[民生凋敝]

the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment

mínzúyīngxióng

民族英雄

[民族英雄]

national hero

nóngmínqǐyì

农民起义

[農民起義]

peasant revolt

bànzhímíndì

半殖民地

[半殖民地]

semicolonial

zàofúwànmín

造福万民

[造福萬民]

to benefit thousands of people

mínshìzérèn

民事责任

[民事責任]

civil liability (law)

bìngmínhàiguó

病民害国

[病民害國]

to damage the people and harm the country (idiom)

xuǎnmíndēngjì

选民登记

[選民登記]

voter registration

mínyuànfèiténg

民怨沸腾

[民怨沸騰]

seething discontent (idiom); popular grievances boil over

mínzúgōngyè

民族工业

[民族工業]

national industry
industry run by Chinese nationals or ethnic Chinese

wúyèyóumín

无业游民

[無業遊民]

unemployed person
vagrant
rogue

Zhōnghuá Mínguó

中华民国

[中華民國]

Republic of China

mínzhǔgémìng

民主革命

[民主革命]

democratic revolution
bourgeois revolution (in Marx-Leninist theory, a prelude to the proletarian revolution)

Qīngmò Mínchū

清末民初

[清末民初]

the late Qing and early Republic, i.e. China around 1911

shèhuìmínzhǔ

社会民主

[社會民主]

social democracy

mínyìdiàochá

民意调查

[民意調查]

opinion poll

mínzúzìjué

民族自决

[民族自決]

self-determination

mínyíngqǐyè

民营企业

[民營企業]

privately-operated enterprise

mínhángbānjī

民航班机

[民航班機]

civilian plane
commercial flight

mínzéidúfū

民贼独夫

[民賊獨夫]

tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator

mínjiānyìshù

民间艺术

[民間藝術]

folk art

mínjiānchuánshuō

民间传说

[民間傳說]

popular tradition
folk legend

qiānjūyímín

迁居移民

[遷居移民]

immigration

quánmíntóupiào

全民投票

[全民投票]

referendum
plebiscite

guómínzhōngxué

国民中学

[國民中學]

junior high school (Tw)
abbr. to 國中／国中 (guózhōng)

shìjǐngxiǎomín

市井小民

[市井小民]

ordinary people
the hoi polloi
commoner

mínyìcèyàn

民意测验

[民意測驗]

opinion poll

Xùnmín Zhèngyīn

训民正音

[訓民正音]

Korean text HunMin JongUm promulgated by Sejong Daewang in 1418 to introduce hangeul

Zhōnghuámínzú

中华民族

[中華民族]

the Chinese nation
the Chinese people (collective reference to all the ethnic groups in China)

yǒngjiǔjūmín

永久居民

[永久居民]

permanent resident
person with the right to live in a country or territory

mínjiānwǔdǎo

民间舞蹈

[民間舞蹈]

folk dance

èrděnggōngmín

二等公民

[二等公民]

second-class citizen

dúlìxuǎnmín

独立选民

[獨立選民]

independent voter

guānbīmínfǎn

官逼民反

[官逼民反]

a government official drives the people to revolt (idiom); a minister provokes a rebellion by exploiting the people

guómínxiǎoxué

国民小学

[國民小學]

elementary school (Tw)

guómínjīngjì

国民经济

[國民經濟]

national economy

Quánmín Jiànbǎo

全民健保

[全民健保]

National Health Insurance (Tw) (abbr. for 全民健康保險／全民健康保险 ( Quánmín Jiànkāng Bǎoxiǎn))

Qímín Yàoshù

齐民要术

[齊民要術]

Essential skill to benefit the people, sixth century encyclopedia of agricultural knowledge by Jia Sixie 賈思勰／贾思勰 ( Jiǎ Sīxié)

dúfūmínzéi

独夫民贼

[獨夫民賊]

tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator

mínshìsùsòng

民事诉讼

[民事訴訟]

common plea
civil appeal (as opposed to criminal case)

mínqióngcáijìn

民穷财尽

[民窮財盡]

the people are impoverished, their means exhausted (idiom); to drive the nation to bankruptcy

quánmíngōngjué

全民公决

[全民公決]

referendum

shēngdǒuxiǎomín

升斗小民

[升斗小民]

(idiom) poor people; those who live from hand to mouth

xīnzhímínhuà

新殖民化

[新殖民化]

neocolonialization

yuánzhùmínzú

原住民族

[原住民族]

original inhabitant
indigenous people

mínzúzhǔyì

民族主义

[民族主義]

nationalism
national self-determination
principle of nationalism, the first of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山／孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義／三民主义 (at the time, meaning parity between China and the great powers)
racism

Rénmín Yínháng

人民银行

[人民銀行]

People's Bank of China

nóngmínjiējí

农民阶级

[農民階級]

peasant class (esp. in Marxist theory); peasantry

mínbùliáoshēng

民不聊生

[民不聊生]

The people have no way to make a living (idiom, from Record of the Grand Historian 史記／史记 ( Shǐjì))
no way of getting by

gōngmíntóupiào

公民投票

[公民投票]

plebiscite
referendum

jiěmíndàoxuán

解民倒悬

[解民倒懸]

lit. to rescue the people from hanging upside down (idiom, from Mencius); to save the people from dire straits

Guómínzhèngfǔ

国民政府

[國民政府]

Nationalist government 1920s-1949 under Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石／蒋介石

diàomínfázuì

吊民伐罪

[弔民伐罪]

to console the people by punishing the tyrants (idiom)

rénmínlìyì

人民利益

[人民利益]

interests of the people

mínshēngzhǔyì

民生主义

[民生主義]

principle of people's livelihood, the third of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山／孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義／三民主义 (at the time, meaning redistribution of wealth, self-sufficiency and internal trade)

guómíndǎngjūnduì

国民党军队

[國民黨軍隊]