教民

jiàomín

noun

Meanings

1 adherent of a religion; convert
2 (historical) Chinese Christian convert (late Qing usage)

Characters

religion; teaching

Examples

HSK 6

义和团运动期间，教民和当地百姓发生了冲突。

Yì hé tuán yùndòng qījiān, jiàomín hé dāngdì bǎixìng fāshēng le chōngtū.

During the Boxer Rebellion, Christian converts and local commoners came into conflict.

HSK 7-9

传教士在乡村吸纳了不少教民。

Chuánjiàoshì zài xiāngcūn xīnà le bùshǎo jiàomín.

Missionaries took in many converts in the countryside.

Tips

history

Late-Qing key term - 教民 specifically meant Chinese Christian converts who fell under the missionaries' extraterritorial protection. Resentment over their privileged status fed the 义和团 (Boxer) violence of 1899 - 1901.

Stroke Order

教 jiāo

民 mín