Chinese Character Dictionary

民族自决

mín zú zì jué

self-determination

民族舞蹈

mín zú wŭ dăo

folk dance

民族英雄

mín zú yīng xióng

national hero

民族杂居地区

mín zú zá jū dì qū

mixed ethnic area

民乐

Mín yuè

Minyue county in Zhangye 張掖|张掖[Zhāng yè], Gansu

民乐县

Mín yuè xiàn

Minyue county in Zhangye 張掖|张掖[Zhāng yè], Gansu

民权

Mín quán

Minquan county in Shangqiu 商丘[Shāng qiū], Henan

民权主义

mín quán zhŭ yì

democracy

民权县

Mín quán xiàn

Minquan county in Shangqiu 商丘[Shāng qiū], Henan

民歌

mín gē

folk song

民歌手

mín gē shŏu

folk singer

民法

mín fă

civil law

民法典

mín fă diăn

civil code

民营

mín yíng

privately run (i.e. by a company, not the state)

民营化

mín yíng huà

privatization

民生

mín shēng

people's livelihood

民生主义

mín shēng zhŭ yì

principle of people's livelihood, the third of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three principles of the people 三民主義|三民主义 (at the time, meaning redistribution of wealth, self-sufficiency and internal trade)

民生凋敝

mín shēng diāo bì

the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment

民用

mín yòng

(for) civilian use

民用核国家

mín yòng hé guó jiā

civil nuclear power

民盟

Mín Méng

China Democratic League (political party)

民众

mín zhòng

populace

民穷财尽

mín qióng cái jìn

the people are impoverished, their means exhausted (idiom); to drive the nation to bankruptcy

民答那峨海

Mín dā nà é Hăi

Mindanao Sea

民粹主义

mín cuì zhŭ yì

populism

民粹派

Mín cuì pài

the Narodniks, Russian populist group in the 19th century

民脂民膏

mín zhī mín gāo

lit. the fat and wealth of the people (idiom); the nation's hard-won wealth (esp. as an object of unscrupulous exploitation)

民航

mín háng

civil aviation

民航班机

mín háng bān jī

civilian plane

民调

mín diào

opinion poll

民谚

mín yàn

folk saying

民谣

mín yáo

ballad

民警

mín jĭng

civil police

民变

mín biàn

mass uprising

民变峰起

mín biàn fēng qĭ

seething discontent (idiom); widespread popular grievances

民丰

Mín fēng

Niye Nahiyisi

民丰县

Mín fēng xiàn

Niye Nahiyisi

民资

mín zī

private capital

民贼独夫

mín zéi dú fū

tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator

民办

mín bàn

run by the local people

民进党

Mín jìn dăng

DPP (Democratic Progressive Party, Taiwan)

民运

mín yùn

civil transport

民选

mín xuăn

democratically elected

民间

mín jiān

among the people

民间传说

mín jiān chuán shuō

popular tradition

民间故事

mín jiān gù shi

folk story

民间组织

mín jiān zŭ zhī

association

民间习俗

mín jiān xí sú

folk customs

民间舞

mín jiān wŭ

folk dance

民间舞蹈

mín jiān wŭ dăo

folk dance

民间艺术

mín jiān yì shù

folk art

民间音乐

mín jiān yīn yuè

folk music

民雄

Mín xióng

Minxiong or Minhsiung township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan

民雄乡

Mín xióng xiāng

Minxiong or Minhsiung township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan

民风

mín fēng

popular customs

氓

máng

see 流氓[liú máng]

氕

piē

protium 1H

氖

năi

neon (chemistry)

気

qì

Japanese variant of 氣|气

氘

dāo

deuterium 2H