Definition

1. Noun:
   • The people; the populace: Refers to the collective body of all ordinary citizens in a nation or a specific locality, distinct from the ruling class or government.
   • The country; the nation: In a broader sense, it can signify the nation as a whole, embodied by its citizenry.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chính phủ phải phục vụ nhân dân. (The government must serve the people.)
  • Đó là nguyện vọng chung của nhân dân. (That is the common aspiration of the people.)
  • Quân đội nhân dân Việt Nam. (The Vietnam People's Army.)

Advanced Usage

• "tính nhân dân": The quality of being of the people; popular character.

  • Tác phẩm nghệ thuật đó có tính nhân dân sâu sắc. (That artwork has a profound popular character.)

• "toà án nhân dân": People's court.

  • Vụ án sẽ được đưa ra xét xử tại toà án nhân dân. (The case will be tried in the people's court.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhân dân tệ (n): The currency of China (Renminbi/Yuan).
• Quần chúng nhân dân (n): The masses; the broad populace.

Synonyms

• People: The common human beings of a nation or community.
• Populace: The ordinary people in a country.
• Citizenry: The body of citizens in a state.

Related Idioms

• Lòng dân: The will/heart of the people (often used in a similar context to express popular sentiment).
  • Lòng dân là yếu tố quyết định. (The will of the people is the decisive factor.)

noun

1. people; country