HSK 5 · HSK VOCABULARY

老百姓

lǎobǎixìng

ordinary people

Character structure: 名
HSK: 5
Related HSK words: 2684
HSK vocabulary: —

01 · MEANING

老百姓

老百姓 (lǎobǎixìng) is an HSK 5 Chinese word. Its most common English meaning is ordinary people; depending on context, it can also mean the "person in the street". Read the examples below to choose the meaning that fits the sentence.

01ordinary people

02the "person in the street"

02 · EXAMPLES

老百姓

许多老百姓加入了军队。Xǔ duō lǎo bǎi xìng jiā rù le jūn duì。

A great number of citizens went into the army.

03 · PRACTISE WRITING

Practise writing

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百

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姓

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04 · QUICK CHECK

Quick check

老百姓

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CHARACTERS IN THIS WORD

Characters in this word

老Chinese character 百Chinese character 姓Chinese character