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平民

píng mín

2-character word

What 平民 means

1. ordinary people; commoner (contrasted with the privileged)
2. civilian (contrasted with the military)

The characters in 平民

• 平píngflat; level; smooth; to make even; to level; equal; on the same level
• 民mín(bound form) the people; inhabitants of a country

Example sentences

• 远离宫殿的北方及南方是平民、商人、工艺师傅和工人。
  Yuǎnlí gōngdiàn de běifāng jí nánfāng shì píngmín, shāngrén, gōngyì shīfu hé gōngrén.
  Farther from the palace and to its north and south were the commoners, merchants, artisans, and laborers.
• 被突袭后宣告战争是可以预想的，但用炸弹屠杀万人以上的平民却是前所未闻的。
  Declaring war after a surprise attack is to be expected, but killing over ten thousand non-combatants with a bomb is something unheard of.
• 所有石油资源丰富的国家都应该被美国军队入侵并摧毁，以保护那里的平民并向他们传授民主。
  All oil-rich countries should be invaded and annihilated by US forces to protect their civilian populations and teach them democracy.
• 凯萨琳去年结婚之前，有人表达了担心说，因为她出生于平民家庭，可能要与被突然置于公众视野来的压力搏斗。
  Kǎi Sà lín qùnián jiéhūn zhīqián, yǒurén biǎodá le dānxīn shuō, yīnwèi tā chūshēng yú píngmín jiātíng, kěnéng yào yǔ bèi tūrán zhìyú gōngzhòng shìyě lái de yālì bódòu.
  Before Kate was married last year, some expressed concerns that as she was born a commoner, she would struggle with the pressure of being thrust into the public eye.