How to say “residents” in Chinese

居民

jūmín

residents

noun · HSK 5 · topic “Home and neighbors”

“Residents” in Chinese is 居民, jū mín: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

居民 is read jū mín: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

jū — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

mín — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

居

jū — live; dwelling

It hints at the sound in 据 jù.

民

mín — people, the public

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “居民”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 居民. Tap the sound icon to listen.

老年人占社区居民的三分之一。lǎoniánrénzhànshèqūjūmíndesānfēnzhīyīOlder people make up a third of the neighborhood's residents.
老年人占居民的一半lǎoniánrénzhànjūmíndeyíbànOlder people make up half of the residents.
居民向物业反映了这个问题。jūmínxiàngwùyèfǎnyìnglezhègewèntíThe residents reported this problem to the property management.
每个居民都可以参与社区的管理。měigejūmíndōukěyǐcānyùshèqūdeguǎnlǐEvery resident can take part in running the neighborhood.
这栋楼一共有十户居民zhèdònglóuyígòngyǒushíhùjūmínAltogether, ten families live in this building.
城镇居民的收入不断提高chéngzhènjūmíndeshōurùbúduàntígāoThe incomes of urban residents keep rising.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “residents” in Chinese?

“Residents” in Chinese is 居民, pinyin jūmín.

What does 居民 mean?

居民 (jūmín) means “residents”.

How do you write 居民?

居民 is 2 characters: 居 (jū) — live; dwelling; 民 (mín) — people, the public. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 居民?

居民 is read jūmín. Tones: jū — first tone, mín — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“residents” in the lesson “The neighborhood”

This word is from the topic “Home and neighbors” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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