The lord held absolute power over his subjects.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
臣民
subject (of a kingdom, ruler etc)
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
subject (of a kingdom, ruler etc)
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 臣民 actually appears in real sentences.
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No published English translation for this sentence.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 臣民.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 臣民.
Directly before
- 的臣民2
Directly after
- 臣民有1
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 臣民
What does 臣民 mean in Chinese?
臣民 (chénmín) means subject (of a kingdom, ruler etc).
How do you pronounce 臣民?
臣民 is pronounced chénmín.
Is 臣民 an HSK word?
臣民 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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