民间 (mín jiān) — among the people in Mandarin
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#1335 most common word · HSK 6 · CEFR C1
Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
Tone breakdown
民间 is pronounced mín jiān. Tap any syllable’s row to hear the whole word.
In a sentence
Zhège chuántǒng zài mínjiān yīzhí liúchuán zhìjīn.
This tradition has been passed down among the people to this day.
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What does 民间 mean?+
民间 (mín jiān) means "among the people" in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you pronounce 民间?+
民间 is pronounced mín jiān. It uses the tone 2 (rising), then the tone 1 (high flat). Tap the character on this page to hear native audio.
How common is 民间 in Mandarin?+
民间 is the #1335 most frequent word in spoken Mandarin, so it is one of the first words worth learning.
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