种族 zhǒngzú race
race; ethnic group
How to remember 种族: 种 kind + 族 clan = race.
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How it is used
- Race / ethnic group - 反对种族歧视 (fǎnduì zhǒngzú qíshì) to oppose racial discrimination.
- Read zhǒng. A sociological term; contrast 民族 (mínzú, nationality/ethnicity in the cultural sense). 种族 emphasizes racial classification.
Example sentences
- 汤姆是种族主义者。 Tāngmǔ shì zhǒngzúzhǔyìzhě.Tom is a racist.
- 汤姆不是种族主义者。 Tāngmǔ búshì zhǒngzúzhǔyìzhě.Tom isn't a racist.
- 他反对种族歧视。 Tā fǎnduì zhǒngzúqíshì.He's opposed to racial discrimination.