🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

公民

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gōngmín

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Citizen/ˈsɪt.ɪ.zən/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"每个公民都有投票的权利。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth.

    "As a citizen, she has the right to vote in elections."
  2. 2

    A person who lives in a particular place or community.

    "The citizens of the town gathered for the annual festival."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'citizen' originates from the Old French 'citoyen', which derived from the Latin 'civis', meaning 'a person of a city'. The term evolved through the Middle Ages to denote a member of a city or town, emphasizing rights and responsibilities within a community.

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