族
Character
a big family group, or people with the same family history
Meaning
zú
zu2- a big family group, or people with the same family history
- a large group of people with the same language and culture
- people who share the same job or interest (as in 上班族, office workers)
Examples
中国有五十六个民族。
zhōng guó yǒu wǔ shí liù gè mín zú
China has fifty-six ethnic groups.
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我的爸爸是上班族。
wǒ de bà bà shì shàng bān zú
My dad is an office worker.
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我们是一个家族的人。
wǒ men shì yí gè jiā zú de rén
We are people of one family clan.
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Words with 族
See all 379 →族人zú rénclansmanWord族权zú quánclan authorityWord族灭zú mièto execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old)Word族类zú lèiclanWord族群zú qúnethnic groupWord族裔zú yìethnic groupWord族诛zú zhūto execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old)Word族谱zú pǔgenealogical recordWord族长zú zhǎngclan elderWord民族mín zúa group of people with the same language, culture, and historyWordHSK 3中华民族zhōng huá mín zúthe Chinese nationWordHSK 3家族jiā zúa large family; all the relatives in one family groupWordHSK 7–9