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新民

Mandarin · pinyin Xīn mín

see 新民市 Xīn mín Shì

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新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
民: mín · people, subjects, citizens

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1–2 · Xin1 min2

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verb

(literary) to renew the people; to teach the people to be good; to educate the people

name

(～市) Xinmin (a county-level city of Shenyang, Liaoning, China)
(～鎮) Xinmin (name of various towns in China)
(～鎮) Xinmin (name of various towns in China) — (～鎮) Xinmin (a town in Fengjie, Chongqing, China)
(～里) an urban village in Tamsui district, New Taipei City, Taiwan
(～社區) Xinmin (a residential community in Chenjiagang, Xiangshui, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China)

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