老百姓 (lǎo bǎi xìng) — ordinary people; common people
Definition
Colloquial 'ordinary people' — the everyday word, less formal than the written 民众 ('the populace / the masses'). Use 老百姓 in speech and journalism, 民众 in official or formal writing.
noun
ordinary peoplecommon people
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 老百姓。lǎo bǎi xìng Guān xīn de shì hěn duō.Ordinary people care about many things.
- 老百姓。Duō tīng tīng lǎo bǎi xìng de yì jiàn hěn zhòng yào.It is very important to listen more to ordinary people's opinions.
- 老百姓。Zhè xiē zhèng cè néng gǎi shàn lǎo bǎi xìng de shēng huó.These policies can improve ordinary people's lives.
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