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居民

jū mín · ju min

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Meaning

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  1. resident; inhabitant
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The garden meeting

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)小区(xiǎoqū)开会(kāihuì)，所有(suǒyǒu)居民(jūmín)都(dōu)去(qù)。

    The neighbourhood meets today. All residents go.

  2. Dengdeng

    开会(kāihuì)说(shuō)什么(shénme)？

    What is the meeting about?

  3. Liangliang

    听说(tīngshuō)楼下(lóuxià)要(yào)种花(zhònghuā)。

    I hear they will plant flowers downstairs.

  4. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)！我(wǒ)带(dài)五(wǔ)包(bāo)花(huā)种子(zhǒngzi)！

    Great! I'll bring five packs of seeds!

  5. Liangliang

    每个(měigè)居民(jūmín)带(dài)一(yī)包(bāo)就(jiù)够了(gòule)。

    Each resident brings one pack. That's enough.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

含(hán)义(yì)是(shì)哪(nǎ)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)水(shuǐ)井(jǐng)，哪(nǎ)里(lǐ)就(jiù)有(yǒu)居(jū)民(mín)。

The implication was that where there was a well, there were residents.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

居(jū)民(mín)走(zǒu)后(hòu)，房(fáng)子(zi)就(jiù)空(kòng)了(le)。

After the residents leave, the house is empty.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by shibeilei · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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