nationality (n.)
HSK 4
Traditional
民族 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
中国有五十六个民族。 zhōngguó yǒu wǔshíliù gè mínzú. - China has fifty-six ethnic groups.
我是韩国民族的。 wǒ shì hánguó mínzú de. - I am of Korean ethnicity.
多元文化使得一个国家拥有多种民族。 duōyuán wénhuà shǐdé yīgè guójiā yǒngyǒu duōzhǒng mínzú. - Multiculturalism leads to a country having multiple ethnicities.
他们的民族特色令人印象深刻。 tāmen de mínzú tèsè lìngrén yìnxiàng shēnkè. - Their ethnic characteristics leave a deep impression.
尊重各民族文化是非常重要的。 zūnzhòng gè mínzú wénhuà shì fēicháng zhòngyào de. - Respecting the cultures of all ethnic groups is very important.
Characters
民 mín - the people; folk; member of a nationality; person of a certain occupation; civilian |
族 zú - race, nationality; clan; class or group (with common features); to assemble; to execute the entire family (in ancient China) |