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Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    n.nation; nationality; ethnic group

    • tā shì mín zú yīng xióng

      民族英雄

      He is a national hero.

    • zhè ge shì mín zú zhèng cè

      这个民族政策

      This is ethnic policy.

    • zhè shì ge shàn zhàn de mín zú

      善战民族

      This is a fighting nation.

    • tài kōng tàn suǒ shì mín zú zì háo gǎn de xiàng zhēng

      太空探索民族自豪感象征

      Space exploration provides a symbol of national pride.

  • 2

    n.ethnic group (historically developed communities in a given stage of social development)

    • qín láo jiǎn pǔ shì zhōng huá mín zú zhī běn sè

      勤劳俭朴中华民族本色

      Industry and frugality are the inherent qualities of the Chinese nation.

    • fǎ guó shì diǎn xíng de zhōng yāng jí quán zhì dān yī mín zú guó jiā

      法国典型中央集权单一民族国家

      France is the archetype of the centralized nation-state.

    • huáng hé shì zhōng huá mín zú de yáo lán

      黄河中华民族摇篮

      The Yellow River is the cradle of the Chinese nation.

    • jiào huì tōng guò chuán jiào lái cù jìn yīng jí lì mín zú de xíng chéng

      教会通过传教促进英吉利民族形成

      Church promoted the forming of English nation through missionary work.

Word usage

  • "民族" is often matched with measure word "个".
    • 民族

      one nation