外族 (wài zú) — people not of the same clan; outsider (in a kinship context); foreigner; alien; other nationality or ethnic group
Definition
Literally 'outer clan' — an 'outsider' to one's own lineage, extended to mean 'foreign people / other ethnic group.' Connotes a group seen as outside one's kinship or cultural boundary, more distant than 外国人 (simply 'foreigner').
noun
people not of the same clanoutsider (in a kinship context)foreigneralienother nationality or ethnic group
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ，外族。Zài gǔ dài, wài zú bù néng cān jiā běn zú de jì sì.In ancient times, outsiders could not participate in the clan's sacrificial rites.
- 外族。Zhè ge bù luò hěn shǎo yǔ wài zú tōng hūn.This tribe rarely intermarried with outsiders.
- ，外族。Lì shǐ shàng, wài zú rù qīn cháng cháng dǎo zhì zhàn zhēng.Historically, invasions by foreign tribes often led to war.
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