先民 xiān mín ㄒㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄣˊ sin1 man4
- forebears
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先
- 事先 shì xiān ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢ si6 sin1 in advance
- 优先 優先 yōu xiān ㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄢ jau1 sin1 to have priority; to take precedence
- 先例 xiān lì ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˋ sin1 lai6 precedent
- 先前 xiān qián ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sin1 cin4 before; previously
- 先天 xiān tiān ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ sin1 tin1 embryonic period (contrasted with 后天)
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- 先后 先後 xiān hòu ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˋ sin1 hau6 early or late; first and last; priority
- 先生 xiān sheng ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ sin1 saang1 teacher
- 先进 先進 xiān jìn ㄒㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣˋ sin1 zeon3 sophisticated; advanced (technology etc)
- 先锋 先鋒 xiān fēng ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄥ sin1 fung1 vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
- 先驱 先驅 xiān qū ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄩ sin1 keoi1 to pioneer
- 原先 yuán xiān ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢ jyun4 sin1 originally
- 率先 shuài xiān ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢ seot1 sin1 to take the lead
- 祖先 zǔ xiān ㄗㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢ zou2 sin1 ancestors; forebears
- 预先 預先 yù xiān ㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄢ jyu6 sin1 beforehand; in advance
- 领先 領先 lǐng xiān ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ling5 sin1 to lead
- 首先 shǒu xiān ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢ sau2 sin1 first of all; in the first place
- 争先恐后 爭先恐後 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ zang1 sin1 hung2 hau6 (idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind
- 占先 佔先 zhàn xiān ㄓㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢ zim3 sin1 to take precedence
- 尽先 儘先 jǐn xiān ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄢ zeon2 sin1 in the first instance
- 先主 xiān zhǔ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄨˇ sin1 zyu2 former ruler; founding ruler
民
- 人民 rén mín ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ jan4 man4 the people
- 公民 gōng mín ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄣˊ gung1 man4 citizen
- 国民 國民 guó mín ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ gwok3 man4 nationals
- 居民 jū mín ㄐㄩ ㄇㄧㄣˊ geoi1 man4 resident; inhabitant
- 市民 shì mín ㄕˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ si5 man4 city resident; townspeople
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- 平民 píng mín ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ping4 man4 ordinary people; commoner (contrasted with the privileged)
- 殖民 zhí mín ㄓˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ zik6 man4 colony
- 民主 mín zhǔ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄨˇ man4 zyu2 democracy
- 民俗 mín sú ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄙㄨˊ man4 zuk6 popular custom
- 民国 民國 Mín guó ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ man4 gwok3 Republic of China (1912-1949)
- 民工 mín gōng ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ man4 gung1 migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work)
- 民意 mín yì ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄧˋ man4 ji3 public opinion
- 民族 mín zú ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄨˊ man4 zuk6 nationality; ethnic group
- 民歌 mín gē ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄜ man4 go1 folk song
- 民营 民營 mín yíng ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄧㄥˊ man4 jing4 privately run (i.e. by a company, not the state)
- 民用 mín yòng ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄩㄥˋ man4 jung6 (for) civilian use
- 民众 民眾 mín zhòng ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ man4 zung3 the populace; the masses; the common people
- 民谣 民謠 mín yáo ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄧㄠˊ man4 jiu4 ballad
- 民警 mín jǐng ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ man4 ging2 civil police
- 民办 民辦 mín bàn ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄢˋ man4 baan6 run by the local people
Idioms with these characters
- 笨鸟先飞 笨鳥先飛 bèn niǎo xiān fēi ㄅㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄟ ban6 niu5 sin1 fei1 lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
- 敢为人先 敢為人先 gǎn wéi rén xiān ㄍㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢ gam2 wai4 jan4 sin1 to dare to be first
- 捷足先登 jié zú xiān dēng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄥ zit3 zuk1 sin1 dang1 the quick-footed climb up first (idiom)
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- 溘先朝露 kè xiān zhāo lù ㄎㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ hap6 sin1 ziu1 lou6 the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
- 身先朝露 shēn xiān zhāo lù ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ san1 sin1 ziu1 lou6 body will go with the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
- 未卜先知 wèi bǔ xiān zhī ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓ mei6 buk1 sin1 zi1 (idiom) to foresee the future (without divination); to know beforehand through uncanny insight
- 闻风先遁 聞風先遁 wén fēng xiān dùn ㄨㄣˊ ㄈㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄨㄣˋ man4 fung1 sin1 deon6 to flee at hearing the news (idiom)
- 先睹为快 先睹為快 xiān dǔ wéi kuài ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄨˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ sin1 dou2 wai4 faai3 (idiom) to consider it a pleasure to be among the first to read (or watch or enjoy)
- 先发制人 先發制人 xiān fā zhì rén ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄚ ㄓˋ ㄖㄣˊ sin1 faat3 zai3 jan4 (idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt
- 先来后到 先來後到 xiān lái hòu dào ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄠˋ sin1 loi4 hau6 dou3 (idiom) in order of arrival; first come, first served
- 爱民如子 愛民如子 ài mín rú zǐ ㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄗˇ oi3 man4 jyu4 zi2 (idiom) to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)
- 病国殃民 病國殃民 bìng guó yāng mín ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄤ ㄇㄧㄣˊ beng6 gwok3 joeng1 man4 to damage the country and cause suffering to the people (idiom)
- 病民蛊国 病民蠱國 bìng mín gǔ guó ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ beng6 man4 gu2 gwok3 to damage the people and harm the country (idiom)
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- 病民害国 病民害國 bìng mín hài guó ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ beng6 man4 hoi6 gwok3 to damage the people and harm the country (idiom)
- 残民害物 殘民害物 cán mín hài wù ㄘㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄨˋ caan4 man4 hoi6 mat6 to harm people and damage property (idiom)
- 吊民伐罪 弔民伐罪 diào mín fá zuì ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄈㄚˊ ㄗㄨㄟˋ diu3 man4 fat6 zeoi6 to console the people by punishing the tyrants (idiom)
- 独夫民贼 獨夫民賊 dú fū mín zéi ㄉㄨˊ ㄈㄨ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄟˊ duk6 fu1 man4 caak6 tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
- 蠹国害民 蠹國害民 dù guó hài mín ㄉㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ dou3 gwok3 hoi6 man4 to rob the state and hurt the people (idiom)
- 官逼民反 guān bī mín fǎn ㄍㄨㄢ ㄅㄧ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄈㄢˇ gun1 bik1 man4 faan2 a government official drives the people to revolt (idiom); a minister provokes a rebellion by exploiting the people
- 国弱民穷 國弱民窮 guó ruò mín qióng ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ gwok3 joek6 man4 kung4 the country weakened and the people empoverished (idiom)
Example sentences
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以 动物 動物 命名 人 的 属相 屬相 ， 是 因为 因為 我们 我們 的 先民 与 與 这些 這些 动物 動物 有 密切 关系 關係 。
Our ancestors used animals to name the years of people's births as their lives were closely connected to these animals.
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