How to say “democracy” in Chinese
democracy; democratic
“Democracy” in Chinese is 民主, mín zhǔ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
民主 is read mín zhǔ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
王 with a dot on top. It hints at the sound in 住 and 注 zhù.
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 “民主”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 民主. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这里的农民主要种植玉米和土豆。zhèlǐdenóngmínzhǔyàozhòngzhíyùmǐhétǔdòuThe farmers here mainly grow corn and potatoes.
More words from the lesson “Citizens and elections”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “democracy” in Chinese?
“Democracy” in Chinese is 民主, pinyin mínzhǔ.
What does 民主 mean?
民主 (mínzhǔ) means “democracy; democratic”.
How do you write 民主?
民主 is 2 characters: 民 (mín) — people, the public; 主 (zhǔ) — owner; main. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 民主?
民主 is read mínzhǔ. Tones: mín — second tone, zhǔ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“democracy” in the lesson “Citizens and elections”
This word is from the topic “State and law” of HSK 6. 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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