dân cư
noun Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common
Hanoi [zən˧˧ kɨ˧˧]Huế [jəŋ˧˧ kɨ˧˧]Saigon [jəŋ˧˧ kɨ˧˧] browser voice
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dân cư means population; inhabitants.
Chinese characters: 民居 (民 “people” + 居 “to dwell”)
Meanings of dân cư in English
Noun
- population (of a place); inhabitants
Example sentences with dân cư
- Đám cháy đã đến gần những tòa nhà dân cư. The fire came really close to residential buildings.
Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 民居, composed of 民 (“people”) and 居 (“to dwell”); nativisation of cư dân (居民).
Frequently asked questions
What does dân cư mean in English?
dân cư (noun) means "population; inhabitants".
How do you pronounce dân cư?
IPA: Hanoi [zən˧˧ kɨ˧˧]; Saigon [jəŋ˧˧ kɨ˧˧]. Tones: dân — level tone (ngang), cư — level tone (ngang).
Is dân cư a Sino-Vietnamese word?
Yes. dân cư is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 民居.