Chinese–English
老百姓
lǎo bǎi xìng · lao bai xing
Same in simplified and traditional Chinese
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- ordinary people
- the "person in the street"
- CL:個 / 个
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The characters
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lǎo
百prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people)
bǎi
姓hundred; numerous
xìng
family name; surname; to be surnamed ...
Individual character meanings do not always explain the meaning of a whole word.
Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.