老百姓
Simplified/traditional word
老百姓 English definition
lǎo bǎi xìng
- ordinary people
- the 'person in the street'
- CL:个
lǎo bǎi xìng
- ordinary people
- the 'person in the street'
- CL:个
HSK level
Characters
- 老 (lǎo): old (of people); prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) tough;
- 百 (bǎi): hundred; numerous; all kinds of;
- 姓 (xìng): family name; surname; CL:個|个[ge4]; to be surnamed;