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民族

mín zú

ethnic group

How common it is

民族 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.

Pronunciation focus

Say mín zú slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.

Usage note

民族表示一个国家里有共同文化和历史的人群。

mín zú biǎo shì yí gè guó jiā lǐ yǒu gòng tóng wén huà hé lì shǐ de rén qún。

Ethnic group means a group of people in a country with shared culture and history.

Context note

民族常出现在文化、历史和国家介绍里。

mín zú cháng chū xiàn zài wén huà 、 lì shǐ hé guó jiā jiè shào lǐ。

Ethnic group often appears in culture, history, and country introductions.

5 examples

我们国家有很多民族。
wǒ men guó jiā yǒu hěn duō mín zú。
Our country has many ethnic groups.
民族文化很丰富。
mín zú wén huà hěn fēng fù。
Ethnic culture is very rich.
我喜欢了解民族。
wǒ xǐ huan liǎo jiě mín zú。
I like learning about ethnic groups.
民族节日很热闹。
mín zú jié rì hěn rè nào。
Ethnic festivals are lively.
这个民族很有特色。
zhè ge mín zú hěn yǒu tè sè。
This ethnic group has distinctive features.

5 mini stories

老师说不同民族都有自己的故事。
lǎo shī shuō bù tóng mín zú dōu yǒu zì jǐ de gù shì。
The teacher said different ethnic groups each have their own stories.
我在书上看到了很多民族的衣服。
wǒ zài shū shàng kàn dào le hěn duō mín zú de yī fu。
I saw clothes from many ethnic groups in a book.
民族之间互相学习,可以更了解彼此。
mín zú zhī jiān hù xiāng xué xí, kě yǐ gèng liǎo jiě bǐ cǐ。
Ethnic groups learning from each other can help them understand each other better.
这次活动介绍了几个民族的节日。
zhè cì huó dòng jiè shào le jǐ gè mín zú de jié rì。
This event introduced the festivals of several ethnic groups.
民族文化让这个国家更美丽。
mín zú wén huà ràng zhè ge guó jiā gèng měi lì。
Ethnic culture makes this country more beautiful.

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