群落 (qún luò) — (ecology) a community of organisms living together in a habitat; (sociology/geography) a settlement cluster or a group of people with shared characteristics

Definition

Examples

• 这片森林里的动植物群落非常丰富。
  Zhè piàn sēn lín lǐ de dòng zhí wù qún luò fēi cháng fēng fù.
  The plant and animal community in this forest is very rich.
• 这个少数民族群落保留了自己的语言和习俗。
  Zhè ge shǎo shù mín zú qún luò bǎo liú le zì jǐ de yǔ yán hé xí sú.
  This ethnic minority community has preserved its own language and customs.
• 生态学家正在研究珊瑚礁群落的变化。
  Shēng tài xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū shān hú jiāo qún luò de biàn huà.
  Ecologists are studying changes in the coral reef community.

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