国民 (guó mín) — (noun) national, citizen; the people of a country
Definition
国民 refers to the people of a country as a collective — 'the citizenry' — often in formal/written contexts like 国民经济 or 全体国民. Contrast with 公民 (legal/political sense, an individual citizen with rights) and 民众 (the common masses).
noun
nationalcitizenthe people of a country
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 国民。guó mín Jīng jì de fā zhǎn duì zhěng gè guó jiā dōu hěn zhòng yào.The development of the national economy is important for the whole country.
- 国民。Tí gāo guó mín sù zhì shì jiào yù de gēn běn mù biāo.Raising the quality of citizens is the fundamental goal of education.
- 国民。Quán tǐ guó mín dōu yǒu quán lì cān yù guó jiā jiàn shè.All nationals have the right to participate in national construction.
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