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顺民
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

顺民 [shùnmín]
  1. 1. noun (derogatory) Docile citizens who submit to the authority of a new regime or invaders.
    顺民难当, 背负骂名还要遭新主猜忌。
    It's not easy to be a docile subject, cursed by old friends while suspected by the new master at the same time.
  2. 2. noun An obedient people.
    小李在家里可是个听话的顺民, 妻子女儿都能“领导”他。
    Xiao Li is abjectly obedient at home, as both his wife and daughter can "direct" him.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

顺民 [shùnmín]
  1. 1. 名 指归附侵略者或改朝换代后的新统治者的人(含贬义)。
  2. 2. 名 指逆来顺受的人
    做了一辈子顺民,谁都不敢得罪。
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Examples

顺民难当, 背负骂名还要遭新主猜忌。
It's not easy to be a docile subject, cursed by old friends while suspected by the new master at the same time. → 顺民
小李在家里可是个听话的顺民, 妻子女儿都能“领导”他。
Xiao Li is abjectly obedient at home, as both his wife and daughter can "direct" him. → 顺民
做了一辈子顺民,谁都不敢得罪。 → 顺民

Word Decomposition

顺
[shùn] 		+ 民
[mín]

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