民族 (man4 zuk6 | min2 zu2) : ethnic group; nationality

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民族

man4 zuk6

min2 zu2

ethnic group; nationality

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 7,700,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

民族

This word has been viewed 2669 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by claw on 27th Jul 2004 05:58 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

民 man4 - the people; civilian
族 zuk6 - clan, tribe; race, ehnic group

23 compounds containing this word:

民族主義 - nationalism
中華民族 - the Chinese people
拉丁民族 - Latin people (ethnic group)
民族LOOK - ethnic attire (clothing which has the "look" from a specific country or place)
民族國家 - nation-state
民族自決 - self-determination
游牧民族 - nomadic
民族主義情緒 - nationalist feelings; nationalist sentiment
民族自治地方 - autonomous regions of China
民族優越感 - ethnocentrism
俄羅斯民族 - the Eluosi (Russian) nationality, distributed over the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Heilongjiang province; the Russians
大和民族 - the Japanese Yamato people
中央民族大學 - Central University for Nationalities
北方民族大學 - Northern Nationalities University NNU at Yingchuan, Ningxia (former Northwestern Second College for Nationalities)
民族大學 - University for Nationalities (university of ethnic studies)
國家民族事務委員會 - State Nationalities Affairs Commission
Common Formations:
少數民族 - ethnic minorities; minority peoples
多民族國家 - multinational country
民族舞蹈 - folk dance
民族委員會 - ethnic affairs commission
民族意識 - national consciousness
民族區域自治 - regional autonomy of ethnic minorities
巴勒斯坦民族權力機構 - Palestinian National Authority

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