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HSK
the Chinese nation / the Chinese people (collective reference to all the ethnic groups in China)
HSK 3
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  *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
Central University for Nationalities
family / clan
HSK 7-9
offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding / blue blood
clan authority / clan power
Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County, in Yichang City 宜昌市, Hubei
Jingdong Yi Autonomous County in Pu'er 普洱市, Yunnan
the older generation (respectful term) / old folk / silver-haired generation
to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old)
Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County in Mianyang 綿陽市|绵阳市, Sichuan
Tangut branch of the Qiang ethnic group / ancient ethnic group who made up the Xixia dynasty 西夏 1038-1227
social group / subculture / family / clan / see also
Gin or Jing, ethnic minority of China, descendants of ethnic Vietnamese people living mainly in Guangxi / Kinh, the ethnic majority in Vietnam
Zhenyuan Yi, Hani and Lahu Autonomous County in Pu'er 普洱市, Yunnan
tribes under the Yellow Emperor
race; ethnic group
HSK 7-9
Atayal or Tayal, one of the indigenous ethnic groups of Taiwan
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
Lisu ethnic group of Yunnan
large and influential family / clan
national hero
people of all ethnic groups; the peoples (of a nation)
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, capital Nanning 南寧市|南宁市 (abbr. to )
original inhabitant / indigenous people
"ant tribe", college graduates who endure cramped living conditions while trying to develop a career
Hani ethnic group
multiethnic
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, capital Yinchuan 銀川市|银川市 (abbr. to 寧|宁)
Qiang ethnic group, nowadays esp. in north Sichuan
Nakhi ethnic group in Yunnan
national socialism / Nazism
self-determination
Han ethnic group
Russian ethnic group (of northeast China and Xinjiang etc) / Russian nationality / Russians (of Russia)
people who spend all their monthly earnings before the next payday
folk dance
Uighur (Uyghur) ethnic group of Xinjiang
Mongol ethnic group of north China and Inner Mongolia
Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省
the LGBT+ community
Korean ethnic group in China (mainly in northeast China) / the Koreans (major ethnic group on the Korean Peninsula)
national unity
(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
Changjiang Lizu autonomous county, Hainan
racial discrimination / racism
Manchu ethnic group of Liaoning province
clan / clansman
ethnic minority
Blang people, one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the PRC
Lunan Yizu Autonomous County in Yunnan
Ninglang Yizu Autonomous County in Lijiang 麗江市|丽江市, Yunnan
flash mobbers
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
great migration of peoples
Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China
Kyrgyz ethnic group / also written 柯爾克孜族|柯尔克孜族
main group
Serb ethnic group (abbr. for 塞爾維亞族|塞尔维亚族)
Palestinian National Authority
Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in Hubei Province 湖北省
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
ethnography
Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan
Mulao ethnic group of Guangxi
Li ethnic group
Songtao Miao Autonomous County, in Tongren City 銅仁市|铜仁市, Guizhou
Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture 大理白族自治州, Yunnan
Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Qinghai Province 青海省
Kam people, who live mostly in southern China and in the north of Laos and Vietnam
multiethnic state
Yanqi Hui Autonomous County in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang
the bereaved / family of the deceased
The Sopranos (US TV series)
smartphone addicts
land-owning class, esp. during Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties 魏晉南北朝|魏晋南北朝
to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old)
University for Nationalities (university of ethnic studies)
ethnology / anthropology
equality of ethnic groups
Qauqaut, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
language branch
tribe; clan
motorists
Kyrghiz ethnic group of Xinjiang
Wa, Kawa or Va ethnic group of Myanmar, south China and southeast Asia
Tatar ethnic group of Xinjiang
Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省
ethnic group
Hutu, an ethnic group in Rwanda and Burundi
Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省
the Semites

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