Correct
小市民
/ xiǎo shì mín /
Strokes
Collocation
1
是小市民
2
小市民习气
3
小市民阶层
4
斤斤计较的小市民
5
小市民精明而不高明
Definition
小市民:
Literally means:
urban petty bourgeois, plebeian
Actually means:
It refers to a city dweller who possesses some property, e.g. craftsmen, peddlers, landlords.
It also refers to a city dweller who is narrow-minded and too calculating. In the latter sense, it is derogatory.
城镇中拥有少量资产的人,如手工业者、小商贩、小房东等。
也指作风低俗、斤斤计较、贪小便宜的人。后一种意思含有贬义。
Example
Used as attributive ,subject or object. (作定语、主语、宾语)
1
Nǐ
你
kàn
看
,
zhèzhǒng
这种
xiǎo
小
shìmín
市民
yībiān
一边
zǒulù
走路
,
yībiān
一边
chī
吃
guāzǐ
瓜子
,
bǎ
把
guāzǐqiào
瓜子壳
rēng
扔
de
得
mǎn
满
dì
地
dōu
都
shì
是
,
zhēn
真
bùxiànghuà
不像话
。
You see, this kind of small citizen while walking, while eating melon seeds, throwing melon shells all over the ground, it's not like words.
2
Wǒ
我
shuō
说
nǐ
你
shì
是
xiǎo
小
shìmín
市民
bā
吧
,
nǐ
你
bù
不
chéngrèn
承认
,
kě
可
nǐ
你
zěnme
怎么
yī
一
yù
遇
shì
事
jiù
就
gēn
跟
rén
人
jīnjīnjìjiào
斤斤计较
ne
呢
?
I said you are a small citizen, you do not admit, but how can you in the event of an accident with people to deal with the pounds?
3
Tā
他
zài
在
zhènshàng
镇上
kāi
开
le
了
yī
一
gè
个
xiǎodiàn
小店
,
shǔyú
属于
xiǎo
小
shìmín
市民
jiēcéng
阶层
,
bìng
并
bù
不
shì
是
gàn
干
dà
大
mǎimài
买卖
de
的
dà
大
shāngrén
商人
。
He opened a small shop in the town, belonging to the small civic class, not a big businessman.