种族歧视 (zhǒng zú qí shì) — racial discrimination; ethnic discrimination | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

racial discriminationethnic discrimination

Examples

种族歧视。
Xǔ duō guó jiā dōu zhì dìng le fǎn zhǒng zú qí shì de fǎ lǜ.
Many countries have enacted laws against racial discrimination.
种族歧视。
zhǒng zú qí shì Shì yì zhǒng yán zhòng de shè huì wèn tí.
Racial discrimination is a serious social problem.
种族歧视。
Zāo shòu zhǒng zú qí shì de rén yīng gāi yǒng gǎn dì wéi hù zì jǐ de quán lì.
People who suffer from racial discrimination should bravely defend their rights.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

种族race

种zhǒngkind; race族zúgroup; clan

联合Coordinate

歧视discriminate

歧qíbias视shìlook

偏正Modifier + head

种族 means race or ethnicity, and 歧视 means biased regard, so 种族歧视 is discrimination against a race.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

禾中种

Meaning part形符xíngfú

禾禾hérice

Sound part声符shēngfú

中

中zhōng种zhǒng

Same sound today

种 pairs 禾, which shows rice or grain and fits meanings like plant and seed, with 中, which gives its sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

㫃㫃㫃flag
矢矢shǐarrow

族 combines 㫃, a flag, and 矢, an arrow.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 視; 视 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

見見jiànsee

Sound part声符shēngfú

示

示shì視shì

Same sound today

The story is about the traditional form 視: it combines 見, meaning see, with 示, which gives the sound shì.

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