How to say “ordinary people” in Chinese
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“Ordinary people” in Chinese is 老百姓, lǎo bǎi xìng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
老百姓 is read lǎo bǎi xìng: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
Two third tones in a row: the first one is said as a second tone, but it is still written as a third.
How to write it
On the left, 女 “woman”; on the right, 生 “be born”: long ago, family lines were traced through the mother.
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 “老百姓”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 老百姓. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们都是普通老百姓。wǒmendōushìpǔtōnglǎobǎixìngWe're all just ordinary people.
- 老百姓最关心的是物价lǎobǎixìngzuìguānxīndeshìwùjiàWhat ordinary people care about most is prices.
- 老百姓都不愿意打仗lǎobǎixìngdōubúyuànyìdǎzhàngOrdinary people don't want to go to war.
More words from the lesson “The people and ordinary folks”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “ordinary people” in Chinese?
“Ordinary people” in Chinese is 老百姓, pinyin lǎobǎixìng.
What does 老百姓 mean?
老百姓 (lǎobǎixìng) means “ordinary people”.
How do you write 老百姓?
老百姓 is 3 characters: 老 (lǎo) — old, respected; 百 (bǎi) — hundred; 姓 (xìng) — surname. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 老百姓?
老百姓 is read lǎobǎixìng. Tones: lǎo — third tone, bǎi — third tone, xìng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“ordinary people” in the lesson “The people and ordinary folks”
This word is from the topic “Society and law” 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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