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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 民族

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
民族 mín zú - nationality; ethnic group
- CL:個|个[ge4]

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
4 3 6,408 1,043 3,242

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
民 mín- surname Min
民 mín- (bound form) the people
- inhabitants of a country
族 zú- race
- nationality
- ethnicity
- clan
- by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)

Other Words Containing 民族

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
民族 4 3 6,408 1,043 3,242
少数民族 - - 20,372 5,075 18,335
民族主义 - - 35,704 21,153 31,030
民族英雄 - - 46,699 33,718 32,065