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Definition(s) for: 民以食为天

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
民以食为天 mín yǐ shí wéi tiān - Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need.
- Food first, ethical niceties second

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 60,652 51,620 37,143

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
民 mín- surname Min
民 mín- (bound form) the people
- inhabitants of a country
以 yǐ- abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
以 yǐ- to use
- by means of
- according to
- in order to
- because of
- at (a certain date or place)
以 yǐ- old variant of 以[yi3]
以 yǐ- old variant of 以[yi3]
食 shí- to eat
- food
- animal feed
- eclipse
食 sì- to feed (a person or animal)
为 wéi- as (in the capacity of)
- to take sth as
- to act as
- to serve as
- to behave as
- to become
- to be
- to do
- by (in the passive voice)
为 wèi- because of
- for
- to
为 wéi- variant of 為|为[wei2]
为 wèi- variant of 為|为[wei4]
天 tiān- day
- sky
- heaven

Other Words Containing 民以食为天

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
民以食为天 - - 60,652 51,620 37,143