种族 (zhǒng zú) — race; ethnicity
Definition
种族 is a formal, academic term for 'race' (biological/physical groupings) and is often used in discussions of discrimination. 民族 refers to ethnic group or nationality (cultural/identity sense) and is the everyday word in most contexts.
noun
raceethnicity
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 种族。Bù tóng zhǒng zú de rén zài yì qǐ gōng zuò.People of different races work together.
- 种族。zhǒng zú Bú yīng gāi chéng wéi qí shì de lǐ yóu.Race should not be a reason for discrimination.
- 种族。Měi gè zhǒng zú dōu yǒu zì jǐ de wén huà.Every ethnicity has its own culture.
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