人民公社 rénmíngōngshè people's commune Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 人民 rénmín noun the people the citizens or people of a nation or region; those who belong to a society and have corresponding rights and duties公社 gōngshè people's commune A specific type of collective rural organization used in China from the late 1950s to the early 1980s, abbreviated from 人民公社 rénmíngōngshè.