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private citizen

Chinese translation: 普通公民

05:06 Dec 23, 2014
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
English term or phrase: private citizen
What is "private citizen"?
TMK729
Hong Kong
Local time: 16:01
Chinese translation:普通公民
Explanation:
private citizen - a citizen who does not hold any official or public position
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manli wang
China
Grading comment
Thanks a lot.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3普通公民
manli wang
4 +2普通公民、普通人、平民
frankmlt
4 +1平民身份
pkchan


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
普通公民


Explanation:
private citizen - a citizen who does not hold any official or public position

Example sentence(s):
  • From a private citizen, this man became the ruler of Syracuse.

    Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/private+citizen
manli wang
China
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
Thanks a lot.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Xing: 平民百姓
37 mins
agree  Hou Hsiang Huang: 一般公民
1 day 5 hrs
agree  Zhou & Petkovic: I think 普通市民 would be more appropriate, since 公民 is usually referred to as national or person who holds certain citizenship.
35 days
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1 day 9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
普通公民、普通人、平民


Explanation:
a citizen who does not hold any official or public position

Example sentence(s):
  • As a private citizen, he has helped to save the lives of millions of people around the world.
frankmlt
Canada
Local time: 04:01
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jyuan_us: 平民 is the right one to use
8 days
agree  Zhou & Petkovic: I
34 days
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7 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
平民身份


Explanation:
a citizen who does not hold any official or public position

pkchan
United States
Local time: 04:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 48

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jyuan_us: 平民 is the right one to use
2 days 6 hrs
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