own people

language: zh

definitions

  1. Citizens or nationals who share the same country of origin as the speaker or subject.
    zh: 本国同胞
  2. Blood relatives or immediate family members connected by kinship.
    zh: 家族亲属
  3. The subjects, followers, or constituents under the rule or care of a leader.
    zh: 下属民众
  4. Members of a specific ethnic, cultural, or social group with which one identifies.
    zh: 同族群体

examples

  1. Many immigrants long to return to their own people during national holidays.

    许多移民在国家节日期间渴望回到自己的同胞身边。

  2. She invited only her own people to the private dinner party.

    她只邀请了自己的亲人参加私人晚宴。

  3. The king's grip on power was slipping, and his own people were turning against him.

    国王的权力正在流失，他的臣民们正逐渐背叛他。

  4. The organization works to protect the rights of its own people.

    该组织致力于保护其族人的权利。