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
民意
mínyì
public opinion; popular will
Characters in this word
意 yì
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 领导者若长期无视民意，改革再精巧也难以获得社会支持。 Lǐngdǎozhě ruò chángqī wúshì mínyì, gǎigé zài jīngqiǎo yě nányǐ huòdé shèhuì zhīchí. If leaders ignore public opinion for a long time, even the most carefully designed reforms will struggle to gain social support.
- 市政府在修路前，先听取了居民的民意。 Shì zhèngfǔ zài xiū lù qián, xiān tīngqǔ le jūmín de mínyì. Before building the road, the city government first listened to the residents' opinion.
- 网上投票反映了不少民意，值得认真对待。 Wǎngshàng tóupiào fǎnyìng le bù shǎo mínyì, zhídé rènzhēn duìdài. The online vote reflects a good deal of public opinion and deserves to be taken seriously.