人民

Etymology
Attestable in pre-Qin texts as a term meaning "common people". Modern sense first attested in An English and Chinese dictionary published in 1884 by W. Lobscheid.

Noun

 * 1) people
 * 2) humanity; humans ; humankind; the human race
 * 1) humanity; humans ; humankind; the human race
 * 1) humanity; humans ; humankind; the human race
 * 1) humanity; humans ; humankind; the human race
 * 1) humanity; humans ; humankind; the human race
 * 1) humanity; humans ; humankind; the human race
 * 1) humanity; humans ; humankind; the human race
 * 1) humanity; humans ; humankind; the human race

Usage notes
can only refer to people collectively, as a unit. To refer to people as individually countable persons, use. To refer to people in an otherwise general sense, use.

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Etymology
From compound. Compare modern 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Formerly pronounced with a consistent reading of ninmin, later changing to a mixed  /  reading of jinmin.

Noun

 * 1) the people, the general public, the citizens

Derived terms

 * : commissar
 * : commissariat
 * : the People's Liberation Army (PLA)
 * : the People's Charter
 * : a people's commune
 * : a people's court
 * : populism
 * : popular sovereignty, the idea that sovereignty resides in the people
 * : a popular front
 * : the Great Hall of the People
 * : a national referendum, a vote by the people of a nation
 * : the People's Daily, the state media of Beijing
 * : the “people's clothes” → a Mao suit
 * : people's democracy