市民

shìmín

noun HSK 6 #4,530

Meanings

1 city resident; citizen; townspeople

Characters

city; municipality

people; citizen

City people — residents of a city.

Examples

市民们对新政策表示欢迎。

Shìmín men duì xīn zhèngcè biǎoshì huānyíng.

Citizens expressed welcome for the new policy.

这个公园免费向市民开放。

Zhège gōngyuán miǎnfèi xiàng shìmín kāifàng.

This park is open to citizens free of charge.

市民的生活水平不断提高。

Shìmín de shēnghuó shuǐpíng bùduàn tígāo.

Citizens' living standards are continuously improving.

Tips

usage

市民 specifically means urban residents/citizens. Compare: 公民 (gōng mín, citizen of a country), 居民 (jūmín, resident/inhabitant), 村民 (cūn mín, villager).

Stroke Order

市 shì

民 mín