民主
mín zhǔ
Pinyin

Definition

民主
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mín zhǔ
  1. democracy

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

主
zhǔ
  1. 1 owner
  2. 2 master
  3. 3 host
  4. 4 individual or party concerned
  5. 5 God
  6. 6 Lord
  7. 7 main
  8. 8 to indicate or signify
  9. 9 trump card (in card games)
主人
zhǔ rén
  1. 1 master
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 owner
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
主动
zhǔ dòng
  1. 1 to take the initiative
  2. 2 to do sth of one's own accord
  3. 3 spontaneous
  4. 4 active
  5. 5 opposite: passive 被動|被动[bèi dòng]
  6. 6 drive (of gears and shafts etc)
主持人
zhǔ chí rén
  1. 1 TV or radio presenter
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 anchor
主要
zhǔ yào
  1. 1 main
  2. 2 principal
  3. 3 major
  4. 4 primary
主角
zhǔ jué
  1. 1 leading role
  2. 2 lead
主题
zhǔ tí
  1. 1 theme
  2. 2 subject
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)
公主
gōng zhǔ
  1. 1 princess
公民
gōng mín
  1. 1 citizen
地主
dì zhǔ
  1. 1 landlord
  2. 2 landowner
  3. 3 host
市民
shì mín
  1. 1 city resident
民族
mín zú
  1. 1 nationality
  2. 2 ethnic group
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
主人公
zhǔ rén gōng
  1. 1 hero (of a novel or film)
  2. 2 main protagonist
主任
zhǔ rèn
  1. 1 director
  2. 2 head
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
主力
zhǔ lì
  1. 1 main force
  2. 2 main strength of an army
主场
zhǔ chǎng
  1. 1 home ground (sports)
  2. 2 home field
  3. 3 main venue
  4. 4 main stadium
主妇
zhǔ fù
  1. 1 housewife
  2. 2 woman of senior authority in a household
  3. 3 the lady of the house
  4. 4 hostess
主子
zhǔ zi
  1. 1 Master (term used by servant)
  2. 2 Your Majesty
  3. 3 operator (of machine)

Idioms (20)

不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
  1. 1 can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
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)
六神无主
liù shén wú zhǔ
  1. 1 out of one's wits (idiom)
  2. 2 distracted
  3. 3 stunned
冤有头，债有主
yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom)
  2. 2 when settling disputes one should not involve third parties
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
反客为主
fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
  1. 1 lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
名花有主
míng huā yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 the girl is already taken (idiom)
喧宾夺主
xuān bīn duó zhǔ
  1. 1 lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a minor player upstages the main attraction
  3. 3 minor details obscure the main point
  4. 4 the sauce is better than the fish
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
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)
打狗还得看主人
dǎ gǒu hái děi kàn zhǔ rén
  1. 1 lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him
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

Sample Sentences

第五：美国中期选举结果出来了，民主党获得众议院控制权，共和党保住了参议院。
dìwǔ ：Měiguó zhōngqī xuǎnjǔ jiéguǒ chūlái le ，Mínzhǔdǎng huòdé Zhòngyìyuàn kòngzhìquán ，Gònghédǎng bǎozhù le cānyìyuàn 。
5. The U.S. midterm election results are out: Democrats took control of the House of Representatives, and the republicans kept the majority of the senate.
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不太了解，我只知道一个是奥巴马，一个好像是叫什么罗姆尼的吧。奥巴马是民主党的，那那个罗姆尼就是共和党的。
bùtài liǎojiě ，wǒ zhǐ zhīdào yī gè shì Àobāmǎ ，yī gè hǎoxiàng shì jiào shénme Luómǔní de ba 。Àobāmǎ shì Mínzhǔdǎng de ，nà nàge Luómǔní jiùshì Gònghédǎng de 。
Not really. I only know one of them is Obama. I think the other called something like Romney, right? Obama is the Democrat, and that Romney is the Republican.
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咳，这个简单，历史课上我们都背得滚瓜烂熟了。五四的精神就是科学民主，爱国自救。它对中国的教育，思想文化，政治经济等都有深远的影响。
hài ，zhè ge jiǎndān ，lìshǐkè shàng wǒmen dōu bèi de gǔnguālànshú le 。Wǔsì de jīngshén jiùshì kēxué mínzhǔ ，àiguó zìjiù 。tā duì Zhōngguó de jiàoyù ，sīxiǎng wénhuà ，zhèngzhì jīngjì děng dōu yǒu shēnyuǎn de yǐngxiǎng 。
Hey, that’s easy. We have to memorize it in history class so well we can say it in our sleep. The essence of the May Fourth Movement is science, democracy, patriotism and self-liberation. It had a far-reaching impact on education, ideology, culture, politics and economics in China.
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它引进了西方民主科学的先进治国理念，抛弃了阻碍中国社会发展的落后的封建思想。
tā yǐnjìn le xīfāng mínzhǔ kēxué de xiānjìn zhìguó lǐniàn ，pāoqì le zǔài Zhōngguó shèhuì fāzhǎn de luòhòu de fēngjiàn sīxiǎng 。
It introduced advanced Western political concepts about democracy and science, and cast aside outdated feudalistic ideas that were keeping China from developing.
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林峰说国际视角，其实孙中山正是有国际视角的革命家。他在不同的国家学习、生活过，思想开明。大家现在把书翻到第二十页。陈磊，读一下孙中山提出的三民主义。
Lín Fēng shuō guójì shìjiǎo ，qíshí Sūn Zhōngshān zhèngshì yǒu guójì shìjiǎo de gémìngjiā 。tā zài bùtóng de guójiā xuéxí 、shēnghuó guo ，sīxiǎng kāimíng 。dàjiā xiànzài bǎ shū fān dào dì èrshí yè 。Chén Lěi ，dú yīxià Sūn Zhōngshān tíchū de Sānmínzhǔyì 。
Lin Feng calls it a global perspective, actually Sun Yatsen was a revolutionary with a global perspective. He was educated in and had lived in different countries, so he was very open-minded. Everyone, take your books and turn to page twenty. Chen Lei, read for us the Three People's Principles as set out by Sun Yatsen.
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嗯，陈磊说得对。孙中山是中国民主革命的先行者。他建立了中华民国，也是中国国民党的创党人之一。
ng4 ，Chén Lěi shuō de duì 。Sūn Zhōngshān shì Zhōngguó mínzhǔ gémìng de xiānxíngzhě 。tā jiànlì le Zhōnghuámínguó ，yě shì Zhōngguó Guómíndǎng de chuàngdǎngrén zhīyī 。
Uh-huh, Chen Lei is correct. Sun Yatsen was the forerunner of the Chinese democratic revolution. He is also one of the founders of the Chinese Nationalist Party.
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三民主义指的是民族主义、民权主义和民生主义。它是中国人民宝贵的精神遗产。
Sānmínzhǔyì zhǐ de shì mínzú zhǔyì 、mínquán zhǔyì hé mínshēng zhǔyì 。tā shì Zhōngguó rénmín bǎoguì de jīngshén yíchǎn 。
The three people's principles are nationalism, democracy, and livelihood. They are a precious part of the legacy of the spirit of the Chinese people.
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其实我对民主党的候选人也不是百分之百的满意，但总比共和党的强。他们承诺改革社保体系，平等分配社会资源，免除某些大公司的税收优惠。这些政策都能让人民受益。
qíshí wǒ duì Mínzhǔdǎng de hòuxuǎnrén yě bù shì bǎifēnzhībǎi de mǎnyì ，dàn zǒng bǐ Gònghédǎng de qiáng 。tāmen chéngnuò gǎigé shèbǎo tǐxì ，píngděng fēnpèi shèhuì zīyuán ，miǎnchú mǒuxiē dàgōngsī de shuìshōu yōuhuì 。zhèxiē zhèngcè dōu néng ràng rénmín shòuyì 。
Actually I'm not 100 percent satisfied with the Democratic candidate, but they're going to be better than the Republicans. They promise to reform social security, equally distribute societal resources, and eliminate the tax breaks given certain large corporations. These policies can benefit the people.
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我敢打赌下届美国总统选举肯定是民主党赢。
wǒ gǎn dǎdǔ xiàjiè Měiguó zǒngtǒng xuǎnjǔ kěndìng shì Mínzhǔdǎng yíng 。
I'm willing to bet that in the next American presidential election the Democrats will definitely win.
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那我绝对会选民主党。现在也该换换了。
nà wǒ juéduì huì xuǎn Mínzhǔdǎng 。xiànzài yě gāi huànhuan le 。
And I will absolutely choose the Democratic Party. It's time for a change.
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