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老百姓 (lǎo bǎi xìng): Common people (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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老 • lǎo • old; aged • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
lǎo老

old; aged

百 • bǎi • hundred • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
bǎi百

hundred

姓 • xìng • surname • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
xìng姓

surname

Word Info

Pinyinlǎo bǎi xìng
Meaningcommon people; civilians
Characters3
SyntaxNoun

HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 老百姓.

  • 冰激凌bīng jī língice cream
  • 表明biǎo míngmake known; state clearly; indicate
  • 单独dān dúalone; by oneself; on one's own; single-handed
  • 爱护ài hùcare; cherish; take good care of
  • 包括bāo kuòinclude
  • 把握bǎ wòto grasp; to hold; seize
  • 除夕chú xī(lunar) New Year’s Eve
  • 不耐烦bú nài fánimpatient
  • 熬夜áo yèto stay up late or all night
  • 参考cān kǎoto consult; to refer to
  • 必要bì yàorequisite; necessary; essential
  • 补充bǔ chōngadd; supplement; replenish
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 老百姓.

Words with 老
  • 老师lǎo shīteacher
  • 老人lǎo rénold man or woman
  • 老家lǎo jiānative place
  • 老年
lǎo nián
elderly
  • 老是lǎo shialways
  • 老虎lǎo hǔtiger
  • 古老gǔ lǎoancient
  • 老公lǎo gōng(coll.) husband
    • Words with 百
    • 百分之bǎi fēn zhīpercent
    • 百货bǎi huògeneral merchandise
    • 百分点bǎi fēn diǎnpercentage point
    • 千方百计qiān fāng bǎi jìmake every attempt to; use every means to
    • 百合bǎi hélily
    • 百般bǎi bānAll kinds of things
    • 百分比bǎi fēn bǐPercentage
    • 千姿百态qiān zī bǎi tàivarious forms
    Words with 姓
    • 姓名xìng míngsurname and given name
    • 贵姓guì xìngyour surname (polite form); may I ask your name
    • 姓氏xìng shìSurname / family name
    • 冯姓féng xìngthe surname Feng
    • 姓儋xìng dānsurname Dan
    • 姓姚xìng yáohave the surname Yao
    • 姓娄xìng lóusurname Lou
    • 姓扈xìng hùsurname Hu
    4.

    How to Use 老百姓 in Sentences

    Measure Word + Nounwith位
    yí一
    wèi位
    lǎo老
    bǎi百
    xìng姓
    neutral
    a common person
    Possessive + Nounwith生活
    lǎo老
    bǎi百
    xìng姓
    de的
    shēng生
    huó活
    Verb + Objectwith关心
    guān关
    xīn心
    lǎo老
    bǎi百
    xìng姓
    Adjective + Nounwith普通
    pǔ普
    tōng通
    lǎo老
    bǎi百
    xìng姓
    5.

    Example Sentences with 老百姓

    lǎo老
    bǎi百
    xìng姓
    xǐ喜
    huan欢
    zhè这
    neutral
    the life of common people
    neutral
    care about the common people
    neutral
    ordinary common people
    ge个
    gōng公
    yuán园
    。
    Ordinary people like this park.
    zhèng政
    fǔ府
    de的
    xīn新
    zhèng政
    cè策
    shì是
    wèi为
    le了
    ràng让
    lǎo老
    bǎi百
    xìng姓
    de的
    shēng生
    huó活
    gèng更
    hǎo好
    。
    The government's new policy is to make the lives of the common people better.
    zhè这
    xiàng项
    shuì税
    shōu收
    gǎi改
    gé革
    zhí直
    jiē接
    guān关
    xì系
    dào到
    měi每
    gè个
    lǎo老
    bǎi百
    xìng姓
    de的
    qiè切
    shēn身
    lì利
    yì益
    。
    This tax reform is directly related to the vital interests of every common person.
    nǐ你
    nán难
    dào道
    bù不
    jué觉
    de得
    ，
    wù物
    jià价
    shàng上
    zhǎng涨
    zuì最
    zhōng终
    shòu受
    kǔ苦
    de的
    hái还
    shì是
    zán咱
    men们
    lǎo老
    bǎi百
    xìng姓
    ma吗
    ？
    Don't you think that in the end, it's us common people who suffer from the rising prices?
    zhèng政
    fǔ府
    de的
    xīn新
    zhèng政
    cè策
    shì是
    wèi为
    le了
    bāng帮
    zhù助
    lǎo老
    bǎi百
    xìng姓
    gǎi改
    shàn善
    shēng生
    huó活
    。
    The government's new policy is to help ordinary people improve their lives.