---
title: "Guomin Meaning: 国民 (citizen) or 过敏 (allergy)?"
description: "国民 (traditional 國民, guómín) means “citizen; national”. Not the guomin you heard? See 过敏. Hear its tones, see what 国 and 民 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guomin"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 国民 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

国民 guómín

## citizen; national

## It can also mean

- (bound form) national (as in 国民经济)

## Its characters

1. 国 guó national
2. 民 mín the people

## In a sentence

每个国民都有受教育的权利。 Every citizen has the right to an education.

[More about 国民](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%9B%BD%E6%B0%91)

## Other words said guomin

- [过敏guòmǐnallergy](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%BF%87%E6%95%8F)

## More words with 国 or 民

- [出国 chūguó](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuguo)
- [帝国 dìguó](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diguo)
- [共和国 gònghéguó](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongheguo)
- [公民 gōngmín](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongmin)
- [国产 guóchǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guochan)
- [国防 guófáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guofang)
- [国际 guójì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guoji)
- [国家 guójiā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guojia)
- [国旗 guóqí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guoqi)
- [国庆 guóqìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guoqing)

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