How to say “city residents” in Chinese
city residents
“City residents” in Chinese is 市民, shì mín: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
市民 is read shì mín: 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
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 “市民”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “city residents” in Chinese?
“City residents” in Chinese is 市民, pinyin shìmín.
What does 市民 mean?
市民 (shìmín) means “city residents”.
How do you write 市民?
市民 is 2 characters: 市 (shì) — market, city; 民 (mín) — people, the public. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 市民?
市民 is read shìmín. Tones: shì — fourth tone, mín — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“city residents” in the lesson “Provinces, counties, townships”
This word is from the topic “China: the country and its history” 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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