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HSK
the Chinese nation / the Chinese people (collective reference to all the ethnic groups in China)
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *族* | 族* | *族
race / nationality / ethnicity / clan / by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)
HSK 6
nationality; ethnic group / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
office workers (as social group)
rich patriarchal family / aristocracy
Han ethnic group
family / clan
HSK 7-9
self-determination
Jingpo ethnic group of Tibet and Yunnan
Xibo ethnic group of northeast China
Mabian Yizu Autonomous County in Leshan 樂山|乐山, Sichuan
race; ethnic group
HSK 7-9
social group / subculture / family / clan / see also
Ewenke ethnic group of Inner Mongolia
aquarium (open to the public)
relatives / members of the same family, clan, tribe etc
Liannan Yao Autonomous County, in Qingyuan City 清遠市|清远市, Guangdong
the Semites
Gin or Jing, ethnic minority of China, descendants of ethnic Vietnamese people living mainly in Guangxi / Kinh, the ethnic majority in Vietnam
Central University for Nationalities
people of a country / nation
multiethnic state
Atayal or Tayal, one of the indigenous ethnic groups of Taiwan
genocide
Yi ethnic group
otaku, a Japanese term for people with obsessive interests such as anime, manga, and video games / see also 宅男 / see also 宅女
nationalism / national self-determination / principle of nationalism, the first of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義|三民主义 (at the time, meaning parity between China and the great powers) / racism
Lisu ethnic group of Yunnan
large and influential family / clan
national hero
Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in Sichuan Province 四川省
fig. unmarried person / single person (especially one who is comfortable financially)
people of all ethnic groups; the peoples (of a nation)
ethnic minority
racial discrimination / racism
motorists
original inhabitant / indigenous people
noble family / of Chinese ancestry
national unity
Hani ethnic group
multiethnic
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, capital Yinchuan 銀川市|银川市 (abbr. to 寧|宁)
Korean ethnic group in China (mainly in northeast China) / the Koreans (major ethnic group on the Korean Peninsula)
Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County in Chongqing 重慶|重庆
Qiang ethnic group, nowadays esp. in north Sichuan
Manchu ethnic group of Liaoning province
ethnic minority
Datong Hui and Tu autonomous county in Xining 西寧|西宁, Qinghai
Jingning Shezu autonomous county in Lishui 麗水|丽水, Zhejiang
flash mobbers
different tribe
Rukai, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
ethnic township (formal village level subdivision of PRC county)
people who spend all their monthly earnings before the next payday
a family tree
folk dance
Mongol ethnic group of north China and Inner Mongolia
Austronesian
Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省
lord / nobility / nobleman / noblewoman / aristocrat / aristocracy
HSK 7-9
Kazakh ethnic group of Xinjiang
the LGBT+ community
(old) three generations (father, self and sons) / three clans (your own, your mother's, your wife's)
Hui person / member of Hui ethnic group living across China
clan / clansman
Blang people, one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the PRC
"flying fish family", family who sacrifice everything to send their children abroad to study
Hui Islamic ethnic group living across China
(Tw) (neologism c. 2007) young person who is not studying, working or being trained for work (loanword from NEET: not in education, employment or training)
salaried class
Mosuo ethnic group of Yunnan and Sichuan
racist (person)
Hutu, an ethnic group in Rwanda and Burundi
Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China
main group
Northern Nationalities University NNU at Yingchuan, Ningxia (former Northwestern Second College for Nationalities)
Serb ethnic group (abbr. for 塞爾維亞族|塞尔维亚族)
Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in Hubei Province 湖北省
ethnography
Hekou Yaozu Autonomous County in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture 紅河哈尼族彝族自治州|红河哈尼族彝族自治州, Yunnan
Russian ethnic group (of northeast China and Xinjiang etc) / Russian nationality / Russians (of Russia)
Mulao ethnic group of Guangxi
Li ethnic group
Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group
Dongxiang Autonomous County, in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州, Gansu
great migration of peoples
Uzbek ethnic group of Xinjiang
Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Qinghai Province 青海省
Ebian Yizu Autonomous County in Leshan 樂山市|乐山市, Sichuan
Muli Tibetan Autonomous County in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture 涼山彝族自治州|凉山彝族自治州, Sichuan
Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County, in Laibin City 來賓市|来宾市, Guangxi
Zhenning Buyei and Miao Autonomous County, in Anshun City 安順市|安顺市, Guizhou
Mojiang Hani Autonomous County in Pu'er 普洱, Yunnan
Kam people, who live mostly in southern China and in the north of Laos and Vietnam
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, capital Nanning 南寧市|南宁市 (abbr. to )
Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan
The Sopranos (US TV series)
Tangut branch of the Qiang ethnic group / ancient ethnic group who made up the Xixia dynasty 西夏 1038-1227
Baoting Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan
Kavalan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

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