愚民
yú mín
Pinyin

Definition

愚民
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yú mín
  1. ignorant masses
  2. to keep the people in ignorance

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人民
rén mín
  1. 1 the people
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
人民币
rén mín bì
  1. 1 Renminbi (RMB)
  2. 2 Chinese Yuan (CNY)
公民
gōng mín
  1. 1 citizen
市民
shì mín
  1. 1 city resident
民主
mín zhǔ
  1. 1 democracy
民族
mín zú
  1. 1 nationality
  2. 2 ethnic group
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
农民
nóng mín
  1. 1 peasant
  2. 2 farmer
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
人民网
Rén mín wǎng
  1. 1 online version of the People's Daily, 人民日報|人民日报[Rén mín Rì bào]
全民
quán mín
  1. 1 entire population (of a country)
周渝民
Zhōu Yú mín
  1. 1 Zhou Yumin or Vic Zhou (1981-), Taiwan singer and actor, member of pop group F4
回民
Huí mín
  1. 1 Hui ethnic group (Chinese muslims)
国民
guó mín
  1. 1 nationals
  2. 2 citizens
  3. 3 people of a nation
国民党
Guó mín dǎng
  1. 1 Guomindang or Kuomintang (KMT)
  2. 2 Nationalist Party
国泰民安
guó tài mín ān
  1. 1 the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
大智若愚
dà zhì ruò yú
  1. 1 great intelligence may appear to be stupidity (idiom)
居民
jū mín
  1. 1 resident
  2. 2 inhabitant
平民
píng mín
  1. 1 ordinary people
  2. 2 commoner
  3. 3 civilian
愚人
yú rén
  1. 1 stupid person
  2. 2 ignoramus
愚人节
Yú rén jié
  1. 1 April Fools' Day
愚弄
yú nòng
  1. 1 to make a fool out of
  2. 2 to fool
  3. 3 to dupe

Idioms (20)

仁民爱物
rén mín ài wù
  1. 1 love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence
便民利民
biàn mín lì mín
  1. 1 for the convenience and benefit of the people (idiom)
全民皆兵
quán mín jiē bīng
  1. 1 to bring the entire nation to arms (idiom)
削职为民
xuē zhí wéi mín
  1. 1 demotion to commoner (idiom)
升斗小民
shēng dǒu xiǎo mín
  1. 1 poor people (idiom)
  2. 2 those who live from hand to mouth
国弱民穷
guó ruò mín qióng
  1. 1 the country weakened and the people empoverished (idiom)
国泰民安
guó tài mín ān
  1. 1 the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
大勇若怯，大智若愚
dà yǒng ruò qiè , dà zhì ruò yú
  1. 1 a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent
大智如愚
dà zhì rú yú
  1. 1 the wise may appear stupid (idiom); a genius not appreciated in his own time
大智若愚
dà zhì ruò yú
  1. 1 great intelligence may appear to be stupidity (idiom)
官逼民反
guān bī mín fǎn
  1. 1 a government official drives the people to revolt (idiom); a minister provokes a rebellion by exploiting the people
吊民伐罪
diào mín fá zuì
  1. 1 to console the people by punishing the tyrants (idiom)
愚公移山
yú gōng yí shān
  1. 1 the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way
愚昧无知
yú mèi wú zhī
  1. 1 stupid and ignorant (idiom)
残民害物
cán mín hài wù
  1. 1 to harm people and damage property (idiom)
民不聊生
mín bù liáo shēng
  1. 1 The people have no way to make a living (idiom, from Record of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shǐ jì])
  2. 2 no way of getting by
民以食为天
mín yǐ shí wéi tiān
  1. 1 Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need.
  2. 2 Food first, ethical niceties second
民怨沸腾
mín yuàn fèi téng
  1. 1 seething discontent (idiom); popular grievances boil over
民怨鼎沸
mín yuàn dǐng fèi
  1. 1 seething discontent (idiom); popular grievances boil over
民生凋敝
mín shēng diāo bì
  1. 1 the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment

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