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Democracy in Chinese

democracy · HSK 6

民主 mín zhǔ

  1. 民 mín the people
  2. 主 zhǔ master

大家讨论问题时要讲民主。 When we discuss things, we should be democratic about it.

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How do you say democracy in Chinese?

Democracy in Chinese is 民主 (mín zhǔ).

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