民间
mínjiānTraditional 民間
among the people; popular; folk
Every meaning
mínjiān
- among the people; popular; folk
- nongovernmental; private
In the Library
民间流传着一个故事。
饺子为什么像元宝? · Why do Chinese dumplings look like gold ingots? · HSK 5
民间传说这座桥是鲁班一夜之间造好的。
赵州桥 · Zhaozhou Bridge, the world's oldest open-spandrel arch · HSK 5
民间流传着很多他在宫里的故事:比如有一次他喝醉了,竟然让皇帝身边最有权力的宦官高力士
Its characters
- 民mínthe people
- 间jiānbetween; among
Words with 民
Words with 间
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).