Chinese Character Dictionary

民不聊生

mín bù liáo shēng

The people have no way to make a living (idiom, from Record of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shĭ jì])

民主

mín zhŭ

democracy

民主主义

mín zhŭ zhŭ yì

democracy

民主主义者

mín zhŭ zhŭ yì zhĕ

democrats

民主化

mín zhŭ huà

to convert to democracy

民主建港协进联盟

mín zhŭ jiàn găng xié jìn lián méng

Democratic alliance for the betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), Hong Kong pro-Beijing party

民主政治

mín zhŭ zhèng zhì

democracy

民主派

mín zhŭ pài

Democratic faction

民主墙

mín zhŭ qiáng

Democracy Wall (1978-1989), esp. during the Beijing Spring democracy movement

民主进步党

Mín zhŭ jìn bù dăng

DPP (Democratic Progressive Party, Taiwan)

民主集中制

mín zhŭ jí zhōng zhì

democratic centralism

民主革命

mín zhŭ gé mìng

democratic revolution

民主党

Mín zhŭ dăng

Democratic Party

民主党人

mín zhŭ dăng rén

a Democratic party member

民事

mín shì

civil case

民事诉讼

mín shì sù sòng

common plea

民事责任

mín shì zé rèn

civil liability (law)

民以食为天

mín yĭ shí wéi tiān

Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need.

民俗

mín sú

popular custom

民俗学

mín sú xué

folklore

民兵

mín bīng

people's militia

民勤

Mín qín

Minqin county in Wuwei 武威[Wŭ wēi], Gansu

民勤县

Mín qín xiàn

Minqin county in Wuwei 武威[Wŭ wēi], Gansu

民和

Mín hé

Minhe Hui and Tu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[Hăi dōng dì qū], Qinghai

民和回族土族自治县

Mín hé Huí zú Tŭ zú zì zhì xiàn

Minhe Hui and Tu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[Hăi dōng dì qū], Qinghai

民和县

Mín hé xiàn

Minhe Hui and Tu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[Hăi dōng dì qū], Qinghai

民国

Mín guó

Republic of China (1912-1949)

民国通俗演义

Mín guó tōng sú yăn yì

Dramatized history of Republican China until 1927 by Cai Dongfan 蔡東藩|蔡东藩, and later chapters by Xu Qinfu 許廑父|许廑父

民团

mín tuán

civil corps

民女

mín nu:3

woman from an ordinary family

民宅

mín zhái

house

民家

mín jiā

minka

民宿

mín sù

guesthouse

民居

mín jū

houses

民工

mín gōng

migrant worker

民庭

mín tíng

civil court

民建联

mín jiàn lián

abbr. for 民主建港協進聯盟|民主建港协进联盟, Democratic alliance for the betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), Hong Kong pro-Beijing party

民心

mín xīn

popular sentiment

民怨

mín yuàn

popular grievance

民怨沸腾

mín yuàn fèi téng

seething discontent (idiom); popular grievances boil over

民怨鼎沸

mín yuàn dĭng fèi

seething discontent (idiom); popular grievances boil over

民情

mín qíng

circumstances of the people

民意

mín yì

public opinion

民意测验

mín yì cè yàn

opinion poll

民意调查

mín yì diào chá

opinion poll

民房

mín fáng

private house

民政厅

mín zhèng tīng

Civil affairs bureau

民政部

Mín zhèng bù

Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) of the PRC

民数记

Mín shù jì

Book of Numbers

民族

mín zú

nationality

民族主义

mín zú zhŭ yì

nationalism

民族主义情绪

mín zú zhŭ yì qíng xù

nationalist feelings

民族团结

mín zú tuán jié

cooperation of ethnic groups

民族大学

Mín zú Dà xué

University for Nationalities (university of ethnic studies)

民族大迁徙

mín zú dà qiān xĭ

great migration of peoples

民族学

mín zú xué

ethnology

民族工业

mín zú gōng yè

national industry

民族平等

mín zú píng dĕng

equality of ethnic groups

民族志

mín zú zhì

ethnography

民族社会主义

mín zú shè huì zhŭ yì

national socialism