市民 shìmín city resident
How to remember 市民: 市 market + 民 citizens = city resident.
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How it is used
- City residents / the urban public: 广大市民 (guǎngdà shìmín) the general public of the city.
- Contrast 居民 (jūmín, resident of any place) and 公民 (gōngmín, citizen with rights); 市民 is townsfolk collectively.
- Common in civic notices and news (市民反映…).