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Hanzi

族 / 族

Traditional
族
Simplified
族

race/nationality/ethnicity/clan/by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 3

Pinyin

zú, sǒu, còu, zòu

Bopomofo

ㄗㄨˊ, ㄙㄡˇ, ㄘㄡˋ, ㄗㄡˋ

Jyutping

zuk6

Example sentences

家族 jiāzú
他的家族在當地非常有聲望。
他的家族在当地非常有声望。

His family has a very high reputation locally.

繼承 / 继承 jìchéng
他決定回國繼承家族的事業。
他决定回国继承家族的事业。

He decided to return to his home country to inherit the family business.

族 zú
他是個上班族，每天都很忙。
他是个上班族，每天都很忙。

He is an office worker and is very busy every day.

黎 lí
黎族的傳統織錦色彩鮮明。
黎族的传统织锦色彩鲜明。

The traditional brocade of the Li people has vivid colors.

民族 mínzú
每個民族都有自己的文化。
每个民族都有自己的文化。

Every ethnic group has its own culture.

傳統 / 传统 chuántǒng
尊師重道是中華民族的優良傳統。
尊师重道是中华民族的优良传统。

Respecting teachers and valuing education is a fine Chinese tradition.

回族 huízú
我的回族朋友請我吃清真晚餐。
我的回族朋友请我吃清真晚餐。

My Hui friend invited me to a halal dinner.

Example Vocabulary

上班族

shang4'ban1'zu2

家族

jia1'zu2

family; clan

族

zu2

clan; tribe; ethnicity; group of people

民族

min2'zu2

nation; nationality; ethnic group

一族

哈尼族

ha1'ni2'zu2

單身貴族

dan1'shen1'gui4'zu2

回族

hui2'zu2

the Hui people; the Hui ethnic group

土家族

tu3'jia1'zu2

京族

jing1'zu2

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