印第安人

Yìndì'ānrén

noun

Meanings

1 American Indians; Native Americans (of the Americas)

Characters

to print; India (transliteration)

ordinal prefix (transliteration)

peace (transliteration)

Examples

HSK 4

他研究印第安人的传统文化。

Tā yánjiū Yìndì'ānrén de chuántǒng wénhuà.

He studies the traditional culture of Native Americans.

HSK 7-9

印第安人是美洲大陆的原住民。

Yìndì'ānrén shì Měizhōu dàlù de yuánzhùmín.

Native Americans are the indigenous peoples of the Americas.

Tips

history

印第安 is a transliteration of 'Indian,' carrying over Columbus's 1492 mistake of thinking he had reached the East Indies. Distinct from 印度人 (people of India).

Stroke Order

印 yìn

第 dì

安 ān

人 rén