老百姓 (lǎo bǎi xìng): common people, ordinary people

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 5noun

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: common people, ordinary people
Characters: 3
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 5

Full definitions

ordinary people
the ""person in the street"""

Chinese explanation

指普通的居民、平民，与官员或有权势的人相对
日常生活中泛指社会上的普通人，强调他们过着平凡的生活，没有特殊身份或权力。

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Character breakdown

HSK 3

prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity

HSK 1

hundred

HSK 2

family name

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