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Nationality in Chinese: 民族 (mín zú)

mín zú

nationality

HSK 3.0 Level 32 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1nationality; ethnic group

Stroke order

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民
族

Zhuyin

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ㄇㄧㄣˊ

mín

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

ㄗㄨˊ

zú

ㄗ/ zㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 中国有56个民族。

    zhōng guó yǒu 56 gè mín zú。

    There are 56 ethnic groups in China.

  • 日本人是勤劳的民族。

    rì běn rén shì qín láo de mín zú。

    The Japanese are an industrious people.

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Related words

族

zú

race

民主

mín zhǔ

democracy

农民

nóng mín

peasant

移民

yí mín

to immigrate

公民

gōng mín

citizen

民间

mín jiān

among the people

人民

rén mín

the people

居民

jū mín

resident

国民

guó mín

nationals

民歌

mín gē

folk song

民工

mín gōng

migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work)

民警

mín jǐng

civil police

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