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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
HSK 3
Dai ethnic group
Dongxiang ethnic group
Bouyei ethnic group
De'ang ethnic group
Derung ethnic group
Daur ethnic group
Oroqen ethnic group
Achang ethnic group
office workers (as social group)
rich patriarchal family / aristocracy
Han ethnic group, the majority ethnic group in China
family / clan
HSK 7-9
Jingpo ethnic group
Xibe ethnic group
race; ethnic group
HSK 7-9
social group / subculture / family / clan / see also
Evenki ethnic group
relatives / members of the same family, clan, tribe etc
the Semites
Gin or Jing, ethnic minority of China, descendants of ethnic Vietnamese people living mainly in Guangxi / Kinh, the ethnic majority in Vietnam
people of a country / nation
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
large and influential family / clan
fig. unmarried person / single person (especially one who is comfortable financially)
motorists
original inhabitant / indigenous people
noble family / of Chinese ancestry
Hani ethnic group
multiethnic
Korean ethnic group; Koreans (major ethnic group of the Korean Peninsula) / Korean ethnic minority in China
Qiang ethnic group
Manchu ethnic group
ethnic minority
flash mobbers
different tribe
Rukai, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
people who spend all their income each month
Mongol ethnic group
Austronesian
lord / nobility / nobleman / noblewoman / aristocrat / aristocracy
HSK 7-9
Kazakh ethnic group
(old) three generations (father, self and sons) / three clans (your own, your mother's, your wife's)
clan / clansman
Blang ethnic group
"flying fish family", family who sacrifice everything to send their children abroad to study
Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)
(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
Hutu, an ethnic group in Rwanda and Burundi
Miao ethnic group
main group
Serb ethnic group (abbr. for 塞爾維亞族|塞尔维亚族)
Russian ethnic minority in China
Mulao ethnic group of Guangxi
Li ethnic group of Hainan
Zhuang ethnic group, the largest ethnic minority in China
Uzbek ethnic group
Dong ethnic group
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
Kavalan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
land-owning class, esp. during Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties 魏晉南北朝|魏晋南北朝
Qauqaut, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
tribe; clan
Wa ethnic group
offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding / blue blood
Tujia ethnic group
Maonan ethnic group
Yao ethnic group
distinguished or prominent family / influential clan (old)
people who participate in clinical trials
"infusion clan", patients who prefer medication by drip rather than orally or by injection etc
Tajik ethnic group
Korean ethnic group of Jilin province and northeast China / same as 朝鮮族|朝鲜族
abbr. for 維吾爾族|维吾尔族, Uighur (Uyghur) ethnic group of Xinjiang
Han ethnic group
Kaya or Karenni ethnic group of Myanmar
sandwich generation
Hominini
people who regularly eat out
Pazeh, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
extermination of an entire family (ancient Chinese punishment)
passionate fan (of a celebrity); stan
Pumi ethnic group
Gelao ethnic group
influential family / powerful clan
Nakhi ethnic group
Siraya, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
lit. joint eaters / a restaurant social gathering, esp. organized online among strangers
Romance language family
word family (cognate words within a given language)
puyuma, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
(coll.) adults still living with and depending on their parents

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