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居民 (jū mín): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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居民 (jū mín): Resident (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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居民 consists of 2 characters.

to reside, to dwell

people, populace, commoners

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 居民.

Words with 居

邻居lín jūHSK 3
定居dìng jū
宜居yí jū
家居jiā jū
居于jū yú
居住jū zhù
居然jū rán
民居mín jū

Words with 民

民族mín zúHSK 4
人民rén mín
公民gōng mín
农民nóng mín
国民guó mín
市民shì mín
平民píng mín
庶民shù mín

How to Use 居民 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 居民 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith位

yí一

wèi位

jū居

mín民

neutral

a resident

Noun + Noun

jū居

mín民

shēng生

huó活

neutral

residents' life

Adjective + Nounwith当地

dāng当

dì地

jū居

mín民

Verb + Objectwith保护

bǎo保

hù护

jū居

mín民

Example Sentences with 居民

zhè这

ge个

shè社

qū区

de的

jū居

mín民

jū居

mín民

wěi委

yuán员

huì会

formalWritten

residents' committee

neutral

local residents

formal

protect residents

fēi非

cháng常

yǒu友

hǎo好

。

The residents of this community are very friendly.

zhè这

xiē些

jū居

mín民

zhù住

zài在

chéng城

shì市

lǐ里

。

These residents live in the city.

gāi该

dì地

qū区

de的

jū居

mín民

men们

zì自

fā发

zǔ组

zhī织

qǐ起

lái来

，

gòng共

tóng同

wéi维

hù护

shè社

qū区

de的

zhěng整

jié洁

yǔ与

ān安

níng宁

。

The residents of this area spontaneously organized themselves to jointly maintain the cleanliness and peace of the community.

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nán难

dào道

fù附

jìn近

de的

jū居

mín民

dōu都

méi没

yǒu有

tīng听

dào到

zuó昨

wǎn晚

nà那

zhèn阵

qí奇

guài怪

de的

shēng声

yīn音

ma吗

？

Didn't any of the nearby residents hear that strange sound last night?

zhè这

ge个

shè社

qū区

de的

jū居

mín民

jīng经

cháng常

yóu由

yú于

shī施

gōng工

zào噪

yīn音

chí持

xù续

bú不

duàn

zhè这

wèi位

xīn新

bān搬

lái来

de的

jū居

mín民

sì似

wèi为

le了

gǎi改

shàn善

kōng空

qì气

zhì质

liàng量

，

dāng

bìng并

fēi非

suǒ所

yǒu有

jū居

mín民

dōu都

zàn赞

tóng同

yì一

qǐ起

cān参

jiā加

huó活

dòng动

。

The residents of this community often participate in activities together.

断

，

xǔ许

duō多

jū居

mín民

yǐ已

jīng经

xiàng向

yǒu有

guān关

bù部

mén门

tí提

chū出

le了

tóu投

sù诉

。

Due to the continuous construction noise, many residents have already filed complaints with the relevant authorities.

hū乎

bú不

tài太

yuàn愿

yì意

cān参

yù与

wǒ我

men们

jiē街

fāng坊

de的

rì日

cháng常

jù聚

huì会

。

This newly moved-in resident doesn't seem very willing to participate in our neighborhood's regular gatherings.

当

dì地

jū居

mín民

jī积

jí极

zhī支

chí持

zhèng政

fǔ府

de的

huán环

bǎo保

zhèng政

cè策

。

To improve air quality, the local residents actively support the government's environmental policies.

zài

在

gōng公

yuán园

páng旁

biān边

xiū修

jiàn建

dà大

xíng型

gòu购

wù物

zhōng中

xīn心

de的

jì计

huà划

。

Not all residents agree with the plan to build a large shopping center next to the park.