Word · Frequency #5199
min
/mɪn/
noun
闽语(福建方言)
any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fujian province
语言学
- 1.
any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province
福建省的任何一种汉语方言
- 2.
an Egyptian god of procreation
埃及生育之神
- 3.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
等于60秒或1/60小时的时间单位
敏(埃及神话中的生殖之神);福建省的任何一种汉语方言;埃及生育之神;等于60秒或1/60小时的时间单位;abbr. 部长(Minister)
In use
My grandfather speaks a min called Hokkien.
Linguists have documented over ten different mins spoken in Fujian.
Learning a min helps you communicate with locals in Fujian.
Connections
Collocations
- min of defence
- 国防部
- The min of defence announced new policies.国防部宣布了新政策。
- min for education
- 教育部长
- The min for education resigned yesterday.教育部长昨天辞职了。
- foreign min
- 外交部长
- The foreign min will visit China next week.外交部长下周将访问中国。
- deputy min
- 副部长
- The deputy min attended the meeting.副部长参加了会议。
- min dialects
- 闽方言
- He studies min dialects in university.他在大学学习闽方言。
- god min
- 敏神
Learner notes
Memory Tip
min音近‘民’,部长为人民服务。
Context & Register
通常用于正式场合,如政府文件或新闻报道中,作为部长或部的缩写。
Grammar Note
作为缩写时,通常大写;作为名词时,指福建方言或埃及神祇。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with /ɪn/, matching the pronunciation of 'min'. Words spelled with 'in' but sounding different (e.g., 'mine' /maɪn/) are not included.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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