民众

• Pinyin: mín zhòng
• Desglose de hanzi: 民 = 氏 + 一 — the people; 众 = 三人 (three persons) — a crowd, the multitude

Significado

La población; la ciudadanía; el público.

A formal term for the general public in political and journalistic discourse. Unlike 人民 (which carries ideological weight implying a collective political subject), 民众 is more descriptive and neutral, focusing on ordinary people as social actors. Common in news reporting, government statements, and social science research.

Ejemplos

1. 政策制定者在推行重大改革之前，应充分听取广大民众的意见和诉求，确保政策的设计方向与民众的切实需求和长远利益保持一致。
2. 这场突如其来的洪涝灾害打乱了沿江地区数十万民众的正常生活，政府紧急调拨救灾物资并组织人员疏散，全力保障受灾民众的基本生活需求。
3. 经济学研究表明，收入不平等的持续扩大会逐渐侵蚀民众对社会公正的信心，进而削弱社会的整体凝聚力和对主流制度规范的认同感。

Guía de uso

Contexto: politics, journalism, social science, public policy, history

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 这项社会调查通过对全国多个省份逾两万名受访者的问卷统计，系统呈现了民众对当前医疗卫生体系满意度的区域差异及其背后的深层社会原因。(This social survey, through questionnaire data from over twenty thousand respondents across multiple provinces nationwide, systematically presents the regional differences in public satisfaction with the current healthcare system and the deeper social causes behind them.)
• 历史经验表明，一个政权若长期漠视民众的基本生计诉求，将导致社会矛盾的持续积累，最终引发难以遏制的社会动荡甚至政治危机。(Historical experience shows that if a regime persistently disregards the basic livelihood demands of the people, it leads to the continuous accumulation of social contradictions, ultimately triggering social unrest or even a political crisis that is difficult to contain.)

Incorrecto

• 将'民众'与'人民'在所有语境中互换使用 — 人民在中国政治话语中具有特定的意识形态内涵，常与国家主权和历史主体性相连；民众则更为中性，侧重描述普通人的社会存在和集体行动，在新闻报道和社会科学分析中'民众'通常更为准确 (Do not use 民众 and 人民 interchangeably — 人民 carries specific ideological connotations in Chinese political discourse, often linked to state sovereignty and historical agency; 民众 is more neutral, focusing on ordinary people's social existence; in news reporting and social science analysis, 民众 is usually more precise)

Origen e historia

民 (the people, ordinary folk) + 众 = 三人 (three persons) — a crowd, many people. Together: the multitude of ordinary people, the public at large.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal