|  | the Chinese nation  / the Chinese people (collective reference to all the ethnic groups in China)   | HSK 3  | 
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 |  | race   / nationality   / ethnicity   / clan   / by extension, social group (e.g. office workers  上班族)   | HSK 6  | 
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 |  | nationality; ethnic group   / CL: 個|个 | HSK 3  | 
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 |  | office workers (as social group)   |  | 
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 |  | rich patriarchal family  / aristocracy   |  | 
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 |  | family  / clan   | HSK 7-9  | 
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 |  | offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding  / blue blood   |  | 
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 |  | the older generation (respectful term)  / old folk  / silver-haired generation   |  | 
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 |  | to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old)   |  | 
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 |  | Tangut branch of the Qiang  羌 ethnic group   / ancient ethnic group who made up the Xixia dynasty  西夏 1038-1227   |  | 
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 |  | social group   / subculture   / family   / clan   / see also  族  |  | 
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 |  | Gin or Jing, ethnic minority of China, descendants of ethnic Vietnamese people living mainly in Guangxi  / Kinh, the ethnic majority in Vietnam   |  | 
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 |  | tribes under the Yellow Emperor   |  | 
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 |  | race; ethnic group   | HSK 7-9  | 
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 |  | Atayal or Tayal, one of the indigenous ethnic groups of Taiwan   |  | 
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 |  | Yi ethnic group   |  | 
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 |  | otaku, a Japanese term for people with obsessive interests such as anime, manga, and video games   / see also  宅男  / see also  宅女  |  | 
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 |  | Lisu ethnic group of Yunnan   |  | 
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 |  | large and influential family  / clan   |  | 
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 |  | original inhabitant  / indigenous people   |  | 
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 |  | "ant tribe", college graduates who endure cramped living conditions while trying to develop a career   |  | 
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 |  | Hani ethnic group   |  | 
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 |  | multiethnic   |  | 
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 |  | Qiang ethnic group, nowadays esp. in north Sichuan   |  | 
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 |  | Nakhi ethnic group in Yunnan   |  | 
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 |  | Han ethnic group   |  | 
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 |  | Russian ethnic group (of northeast China and Xinjiang etc)  / Russian nationality  / Russians (of Russia)   |  | 
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 |  | people who spend all their monthly earnings before the next payday   |  | 
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 |  | Uighur (Uyghur) ethnic group of Xinjiang   |  | 
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 |  | Mongol ethnic group of north China and Inner Mongolia   |  | 
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 |  | Korean ethnic group in China (mainly in northeast China)  / the Koreans (major ethnic group on the Korean Peninsula)   |  | 
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 |  | (old) three generations (father, self and sons)  / three clans (your own, your mother's, your wife's)   |  | 
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 |  | Manchu ethnic group of Liaoning province   |  | 
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 |  | clan  / clansman   |  | 
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 |  | Blang people, one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the PRC   |  | 
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 |  | flash mobbers   |  | 
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 |  | Hui Islamic ethnic group living across China   |  | 
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 |  | (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)   |  | 
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 |  | salaried class   |  | 
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 |  | Mosuo ethnic group of Yunnan and Sichuan   |  | 
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 |  | Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China   |  | 
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 |  | Mulao ethnic group of Guangxi   |  | 
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 |  | Li ethnic group   |  | 
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 |  | Kam people, who live mostly in southern China and in the north of Laos and Vietnam   |  | 
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 |  | the bereaved  / family of the deceased   |  | 
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 |  | The Sopranos (US TV series)   |  | 
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 |  | smartphone addicts   |  | 
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 |  | land-owning class, esp. during Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties  魏晉南北朝|魏晋南北朝  |  | 
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 |  | Qauqaut, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan   |  | 
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 |  | language branch   |  | 
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 |  | tribe; clan   |  | 
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 |  | motorists   |  | 
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 |  | Kyrghiz ethnic group of Xinjiang   |  | 
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 |  | Wa, Kawa or Va ethnic group of Myanmar, south China and southeast Asia   |  | 
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 |  | Tatar ethnic group of Xinjiang   |  | 
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 |  | Hutu, an ethnic group in Rwanda and Burundi   |  | 
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 |  | the Semites   |  | 
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 |  | Tujia ethnic group of Hunan   |  | 
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 |  | Maonan ethnic group of Guangxi   |  | 
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 |  | Menba ethnic group   |  | 
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 |  | people of a country  / nation   |  | 
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 |  | distinguished or prominent family  / influential clan (old)   |  | 
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 |  | Han ethnic group   |  | 
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 |  | Tao or Yami, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan   |  | 
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 |  | "flying fish family", family who sacrifice everything to send their children abroad to study   |  | 
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 |  | "infusion clan", patients who prefer medication by drip rather than orally or by injection etc   |  | 
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 |  | Tajik ethnic group   |  | 
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 |  | Korean ethnic group of Jilin province and northeast China   / same as  朝鮮族|朝鲜族  |  | 
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 |  | Kaya or Karenni ethnic group of Myanmar   |  | 
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 |  | extermination of an entire family (ancient Chinese punishment)   |  | 
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 |  | Xianbei or Xianbi, historic ethnic group of northern nomads   |  | 
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 |  | Hominini   |  | 
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 |  | people who regularly eat out   |  | 
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 |  | Pazeh, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan   |  | 
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 |  | passionate fan (of a celebrity); stan   |  | 
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 |  | Austronesian   |  | 
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 |  | Pumi ethnic group   |  | 
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 |  | to commit genocide   |  | 
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 |  | Gelao or Klau ethnic group of Guizhou   |  | 
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 |  | abbr. for  維吾爾族|维吾尔族, Uighur (Uyghur) ethnic group of Xinjiang   |  | 
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 |  | Siraya, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan   |  | 
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 |  | relatives  / members of the same family, clan, tribe etc   |  | 
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 |  | lit. joint eaters  / a restaurant social gathering, esp. organized online among strangers   |  | 
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 |  | influential family  / powerful clan   |  | 
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 |  | puyuma, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan   |  | 
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 |  | (coll.) adults still living with and depending on their parents   |  | 
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 |  | cyclist   |  | 
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 |  | Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group   |  | 
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 |  | lit. Rushing Clan, generation born between 1975-1985 and China's most hedonistic and hard-working social group (netspeak)   |  | 
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 |  | lit. ocean drifting people  / job-hopping foreigner   |  | 
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 |  | noble family  / of Chinese ancestry   |  | 
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 |  | fig. unmarried person  / single person (especially one who is comfortable financially)   |  | 
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 |  | Tu or White Mongol ethnic group of Qinghai   |  | 
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 |  | clan   |  | 
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 |  | Yugur ethnic group of Gansu   |  | 
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 |  | Jingpo ethnic group of Tibet and Yunnan   |  | 
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 |  | worker who is capable but unpleasant to deal with   |  | 
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