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民事
(mín shì): Civil (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Level 7-9
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民 • mín • people, populace, commoners
mín
民
people, populace, commoners
事 • shì • matter, affair, thing • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
shì
事
matter, affair, thing
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 民事.
Words with
民
民族
mín zú
nationality
人民
rén mín
the people
农民
nóng mín
farmer; peasant
市民
shì mín
city resident
移民
yí mín
migrate; migrant
人民币
rén mín bì
Renminbi [Chinese currency]
中华民族
zhōng huá mín zú
the Chinese nation
公民
gōng mín
citizen
Words with
事
没事
méi shì
it's nothing; it doesn't matter; no problem
事情
shì qing
matter; affair; thing
同事
tóng shì
colleague
故事
gù shi
story; tale; plot
办事
bàn shì
to handle (affairs)
事先
shì xiān
in advance; beforehand
事实
shì shí
fact
事物
shì wù
thing; object
4.
How to Use 民事 in Sentences
mín
民
shì
事
àn
案
jiàn
件
formal
civil case
Adjective + Noun
with
案件
mín
民
shì
事
jiū
纠
fēn
纷
formal
civil dispute
mín
民
shì
事
zé
责
rèn
任
formal
civil liability
mín
民
shì
事
sù
诉
sòng
讼
formal
civil litigation
5.
Example Sentences with 民事
zhè
这
shì
是
mín
民
shì
事
wèn
问
tí
题
Adjective + Noun
with
纠纷
Adjective + Noun
with
责任
Adjective + Noun
with
诉讼
。
This is a civil matter.
zhè
这
qǐ
起
mín
民
shì
事
jiū
纠
fēn
纷
zuì
最
zhōng
终
tōng
通
guò
过
zhòng
仲
cái
裁
dé
得
dào
到
le
了
yuán
圆
mǎn
满
jiě
解
jué
决
。
This civil dispute was finally resolved satisfactorily through arbitration.
nán
难
dào
道
nǐ
你
rèn
认
wéi
为
mín
民
shì
事
péi
赔
cháng
偿
néng
能
wán
完
quán
全
mí
弥
bǔ
补
jīng
精
shén
神
sǔn
损
shī
失
ma
吗
？
Do you really think civil compensation can fully make up for emotional distress?
tā
他
men
们
yīn
因
wèi
为
hé
合
tóng
同
jiū
纠
fēn
纷
tí
提
qǐ
起
le
了
mín
民
shì
事
sù
诉
sòng
讼
。
They filed a civil lawsuit due to a contract dispute.
tā
他
bìng
并
wèi
未
yīn
因
zhè
这
qǐ
起
mín
民
shì
事
àn
案
jiàn
件
ér
而
yǐng
影
xiǎng
响
zì
自
jǐ
己
de
的
zhuān
专
yè
业
shēng
声
yù
誉
。
He did not let this civil case affect his professional reputation.
