zú

HSK 6

族 (zú) is a Chinese word meaning “race; nationality; ethnicity”.

Meanings

  1. 1race
  2. 2nationality
  3. 3ethnicity
  4. 4clan
  5. 5by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)
Part of speech
noun

Related words

家族family种族race; ethnic group贵族lord民族nationality; ethnic group族人clansman种族主义racism部族tribe; clan种族歧视racial discrimination水族馆aquarium (open to the public)族长clan elder族群ethnic group胡图族Hutu, an ethnic group in Rwanda and Burundi

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