民 mín
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 民 — citizens, subjects
- Made of
- 巳 snake 戈 spear, lance, halberd
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
民生
mínshēng
people's livelihood; public welfare
Characters in this word
生 shēng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 生 — life, lifetime
- Made of
- 𠂉 cap 土 soil, earth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 政府评价政策成效时，不能只看增长率，还要看它是否真正改善了民生。 Zhèngfǔ píngjià zhèngcè chéngxiào shí, bù néng zhǐ kàn zēngzhǎnglǜ, hái yào kàn tā shìfǒu zhēnzhèng gǎishàn le mínshēng. When evaluating policy results, the government should not look only at growth rates, but also at whether they have genuinely improved people's livelihoods.
- 修路、盖学校和建医院，都是改善民生的实事。 Xiū lù, gài xuéxiào hé jiàn yīyuàn, dōu shì gǎishàn mínshēng de shíshì. Building roads, schools and hospitals are all practical things that improve people's livelihoods.
- 物价、住房和教育，都是百姓最关心的民生问题。 Wùjià, zhùfáng hé jiàoyù, dōu shì bǎixìng zuì guānxīn de mínshēng wèntí. Prices, housing and education are the livelihood issues people care about most.