平民

píngmín

noun HSK 7-9 #4,290

Measure Word

一个平民 gè

Meanings

1 common people; civilians
2 ordinary citizen

Characters

flat; common; ordinary

people; citizen

Examples

战争给平民带来了巨大的痛苦。

Zhànzhēng gěi píngmín dàilái le jùdà de tòngkǔ.

War brought enormous suffering to civilians.

他出身平民家庭。

Tā chūshēn píngmín jiātíng.

He comes from an ordinary family.

这是一家平民化的餐厅。

Zhè shì yījiā píngmín huà de cāntīng.

This is a restaurant geared toward common people.

Tips

memory

平 (ordinary/common) + 民 (people) = ordinary people/commoners.

usage

Can be used as an adjective: 平民化 (popular/accessible), 平民价格 (affordable price for common people). In military contexts, 平民 specifically means civilian (non-combatant).

Stroke Order

平 píng

民 mín