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title: "Minyi Meaning: 民意 (mínyì) Means “public opinion”"
description: "民意 (mínyì) means “public opinion; will of the people”. Hear its tones, see what 民 and 意 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/minyi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 民意 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

民意 mínyì

## public opinion; will of the people

## Its characters

1. 民 mín the people
2. 意 yì idea

## In a sentence

这次调查反映了真实的民意。 This survey reflects genuine public opinion.

[More about 民意](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B0%91%E6%84%8F)

## More words with 民 or 意

- [不好意思 bùhǎoyìsi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buhaoyisi)
- [创意 chuàngyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangyi)
- [恶意 èyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/eyi)
- [公民 gōngmín](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongmin)
- [国民 guómín](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guomin)
- [故意 gùyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guyi)
- [介意 jièyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jieyi)
- [居民 jūmín](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jumin)
- [乐意 lèyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/leyi)
- [留意 liúyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liuyi)

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