民族 (mín zú) — ethnic group, nationality (ethnic identity)
Definition
民族 refers to an ethnic group (culture, language, identity) — different from 国籍, which is one's legal citizenship of a country. Plural 国度 often has just one 民族; countries like China have many.
noun
ethnic groupnationality (ethnic identity)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 民族。Zhōng guó yǒu wǔ shí liù gè mín zú.China has 56 ethnic groups.
- 民族。Měi gè mín zú dōu yǒu zì jǐ de yǔ yán hé wén huà.Every ethnic group has its own language and culture.
- 民族。Wǒ men yào zūn zhòng bù tóng de mín zú.We should respect different ethnic groups.
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