老百姓

lǎobǎixìng

noun HSK 3 #12,088

Meanings

Literally 'old hundred surnames' — the common people with their many different family names.

老百姓的生活越来越好。

Lǎobǎixìng de shēnghuó yuèláiyuè hǎo.

Ordinary people's lives are getting better and better.

这件事关系到老百姓的利益。

Zhè jiàn shì guānxì dào lǎobǎixìng de lìyì.

This matter concerns the interests of ordinary people.

老百姓最关心什么？

Lǎobǎixìng zuì guānxīn shénme?

What do ordinary people care about most?

culture

百家姓 (Hundred Family Surnames) is a classic Chinese text listing common surnames. In reality there are over 6,000 surnames in China.

老 lǎo

百 bǎi

姓 xìng