黔首 (qián shǒu): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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黔首
黔首
(qián shǒu): Common people (archaic) (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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黔 • qián • black; Guizhou
qián
黔
black; Guizhou
首 • shǒu • first (occasion, thing etc.) • HSK 2.0 L5
HSK 5
shǒu
首
first (occasion, thing etc.)
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 黔首.
Words with
黔
黔剧
qián jù
Guizhou opera
黔东南
qián dōng nán
Southeast Guizhou (region)
黔驴之技
qián lǘ zhī jì
A limited skill or trick that is easily exposed; a person's only talent that is quickly seen through.
黔驴技穷
qián lǘ jì qióng
at one's wit's end
Words with
首
首先
shǒu xiān
first
首都
shǒu dū
capital (city)
首次
shǒu cì
first
元首
yuán shǒu
head of a state; chief executive
首要
shǒu yào
of the first importance;chief
首饰
shǒu shì
head ornament
俯首
fǔ shǒu
Bow
回首
huí shǒu
Look back / turn back
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Example Sentences with 黔首
zài
在
gǔ
古
dài
代
，
qián
黔
shǒu
首
zhǐ
指
de
的
shì
是
pǔ
普
tōng
通
bǎi
百
xìng
姓
。
In ancient times, 'common people' referred to ordinary folks.
qín
秦
shǐ
始
huáng
皇
tǒng
统
yī
一
hòu
后
，
duì
对
qián
黔
zhè
这
ge
个
gǔ
古
cí
词
“
qián
黔
shǒu
首
”
xiàn
shǒu
首
shí
实
xíng
行
le
了
yán
严
gé
格
de
的
guǎn
管
lǐ
理
。
After Qin Shi Huang unified the country, he implemented strict control over the common people.
现
zài
在
hěn
很
shǎo
少
shǐ
使
yòng
用
，
zhǐ
只
zài
在
lì
历
shǐ
史
wén
文
xiàn
献
zhōng
中
chū
出
xiàn
现
。
This archaic term 'common people' is rarely used today and only appears in historical texts.
