Definition & Meaning

inhabitant; resident

Word usage

jū mín

居 民

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n.inhabitant; resident
- tā shì dāng dì jū mín
  他是当地居民。
  He is local residents.
- jū mín xū yào zǒu yī yīng lǐ lù qù qǔ shuǐ
  居民需要走一英里路去取水。
  The inhabitants have to walk a mile to fetch water.
- tā shì bā lí de jū mín
  他是巴黎的居民。
  He's a resident of Paris.
- chéng zhèn jū mín
  城镇居民
  residents in cities and towns
- chéng shì jū mín
  城市居民
  urban resident
- shàng hǎi jū mín
  上海居民
  resident of Shanghai
- cháng zhù jū mín
  常住居民
  permanent resident
- yǒu wǔ qiān jū mín de xiǎo zhèn
  有五千居民的小镇
  a small town of 5000 inhabitants
- jiē dào jū mín
  街道居民
  residents of the neighbourhood
synonym
shì mín市民 zhù hù住户

Word usage

common measure word
"居民" is often matched with measure word "位"or"户"or"批".
- 一位居民
  one resident
- 一户居民
  one household
- 一批居民
  one group of residents

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