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the Chinese nation / the Chinese people (collective reference to all the ethnic groups in China)
HSK 3
nationality; ethnic group / CL: 個|个
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
race / ethnicity
HSK 7-9
lord / nobility / nobleman / noblewoman / aristocrat / aristocracy
HSK 7-9
family / clan
HSK 7-9
Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区
Blang people, one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the PRC
ethnic group / community
Bunun, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Shui ethnic group of Guangxi
collective term for aquatic animals
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, capital Nanning 南寧市|南宁市 (abbr. to )
noble family / of Chinese ancestry
Tsou or Cou, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
genealogical record / family history / lineage
office workers (as social group)
Tujia ethnic group of Hunan
aquarium (open to the public)
Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County in Chongqing 重慶|重庆
Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Qinghai Province 青海省
Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan
ethnic minority
aquarium / fish tank
Guangcheng Hui District of Zhengzhou City 鄭州市|郑州市, Henan
Han ethnic group
clansman / clan members / relatives / ethnic minority
Mengcun Hui Autonomous County in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州, Hebei
different tribe
racial discrimination / racism
Paiwan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
puyuma, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Amis or Pangcah, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省
Changjiang Lizu autonomous county, Hainan
clan / clansman
Jianghua Yaozu autonomous county in Yongzhou 永州, Hunan
clan elder
extermination of an entire family (ancient Chinese punishment)
Rongshui Miao Autonomous County in Liuzhou 柳州, Guangxi
Atayal or Tayal, one of the indigenous ethnic groups of Taiwan
clan
Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County in Guilin 桂林, Guangxi
large and influential family / clan
Tao or Yami, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Thao, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
racism
Saisiyat or Saisiat, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
influential family / powerful clan
(old) three generations (father, self and sons) / three clans (your own, your mother's, your wife's)
Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省
Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关, Guangdong
Tao or Yami, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
clan / race
national hero
offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding / blue blood
fig. unmarried person / single person (especially one who is comfortable financially)
Chengbu Miao Autonomous County in Shaoyang 邵陽|邵阳, Hunan
Manchu ethnic group of Liaoning province
Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group
Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County in southeastern Chongqing 重慶|重庆
language branch
Yao ethnic group of southwest China and southeast Asia
people of a country / nation
Kuandian Manchu autonomous county in Dandong 丹東|丹东, Liaoning
Datong Hui and Tu autonomous county in Xining 西寧|西宁, Qinghai
Pingpu or Pepo aborigines (Taiwan), "plains tribes"
to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old)
racial segregation / apartheid
Korean ethnic group in China (mainly in northeast China) / the Koreans (major ethnic group on the Korean Peninsula)
Mongol ethnic group of north China and Inner Mongolia
the Semites
self-determination
Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, in Guizhou Province 貴州省|贵州省
Sandu Shuizu autonomous county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州, Guizhou
Han ethnic group
Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省
Jingpo ethnic group of Tibet and Yunnan
Jinxiu Yao autonomous county in Laibin 來賓|来宾, Guangxi
Fuchuan Yao autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州, Guangxi
Yuping Dong Autonomous County in Tongren 銅仁市|铜仁市, Guizhou
Nakhi ethnic group in Yunnan
birds
Tajik ethnic group
Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, in Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省
Russian ethnic group (of northeast China and Xinjiang etc) / Russian nationality / Russians (of Russia)
Shunhe Hui district of Kaifeng city 開封市|开封市, Henan
Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Chongqing 重慶|重庆
Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Qinghai Province 青海省
Lahu ethnic group of Yunnan
Gaoshan aborigines (Taiwan), "mountain tribes" (Tw) / Taiwanese aborigines (PRC)
the imperial family / royal kin
Uighur (Uyghur) ethnic group of Xinjiang
Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County in Chengde 承德, Hebei
Songtao Miao Autonomous County, Guizhou
Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in Sichuan 四川省
Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in Guizhou Province 貴州省|贵州省
Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Qinghai Province 青海省
Ewenke ethnic group of Inner Mongolia
Mojiang Hani Autonomous County in Pu'er 普洱, Yunnan

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