老百姓(lǎo bǎi xìng)

HSK 33 characters

ordinary people

Character breakdown

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Word information

Pinyin
lǎo bǎi xìng
Meaning
ordinary people
HSK level
HSK 3
Characters
3
Traditional
Same

Example sentences

How 老百姓 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 自古至今,容忍的总是老百姓,被容忍的总是统治者。

    zì gǔ zhì jīn róng rěn de zǒng shì lǎo bǎi xìng bèi róng rěn de zǒng shì tǒng zhì zhě

    Since ancient times, it has always been the commoners who tolerate their ruler.

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