教民

jiàomín

noun

Meanings

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

Characters

religion; teaching

Examples

义和团运动期间，教民和当地百姓发生了冲突。

Yìhétuán yùndòng qījiān, jiàomín hé dāngdì bǎixìng fāshēng le chōngtū.

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

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