民意

mínyì

noun HSK 6 #18,505

Meanings

The will or intention of the people — public opinion.

Zhèngfǔ yīnggāi zūnzhòng mín yì.

The government should respect public opinion.

Mín yì diàochá xiǎnshì dà duōshù rén zhīchí zhè xiàng zhèngcè.

The public opinion poll shows most people support this policy.

Zhège juédìng wéibèile mín yì.

This decision goes against public opinion.

usage

民意调查 (mín yì diàochá) means 'public opinion poll/survey.' 民意代表 (mín yì dàibiǎo) means 'people's representative.'

民 mín

意 yì