Definition & Meaning

urban inhabitants; city residents/dwellers

Word usage

shì mín

市 民

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n.urban inhabitants; city residents/dwellers
- hǎo shì mín dōu zūn cóng fǎ lǜ
  好市民都遵从法律。
  Good citizens obey the laws.
- zǒng lǐ de jiǎng huà wèi néng dǎ dòng shì mín
  总理的讲话未能打动市民。
  The city remained unimpressed by the chancellor's speech.
synonym
jū mín居民 gōng mín公民 bǎi xìng百姓

Word usage

common measure word
"市民" is often matched with measure word "个"or"位".
- 一个市民
  one citizen
- 一位市民
  one citizen

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