公民

• 拼音: gōng mín
• 汉字拆解: 公 = 八 (divide) + 厶 (private, inverted) — public; 民 = pictograph originally depicting common people

含义

Citizen. A person who legally belongs to a country and has rights and duties under its laws.

A formal term referring to someone who holds the citizenship of a country. Used in legal, political, and civic contexts. Common phrases: 公民权利 (civil rights), 公民义务 (civic duties), 中国公民 (Chinese citizen). More formal than 老百姓 (ordinary people).

例句

1. 每个公民都有选举的权利。
2. 他是一位中国公民。
3. 遵守法律是每个公民的义务。

用法指南

语境: legal, civic, news

语气: official

正确说法

• 作为公民，我们应该遵守法律。(As citizens, we should obey the law.)
• 她去年成为了美国公民。(She became an American citizen last year.)

错误说法

• 公园里的公民在散步。(Don't use 公民 casually for 'people' — it sounds overly formal and legalistic. Say 公园里的人们在散步.)

起源与历史

Compound of 公 (public/civic) and 民 (people). Together they denote a person belonging to the public body of a state — a citizen.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal