土人

tǔrén
noun #25,357

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 native; indigenous person
  2. 2 aboriginal
  3. 3 clay figure

Examples

Kǎogǔxuéjiā fāxiàn le yī pī jīngměi de tǔrén táo yǒng.
Archaeologists discovered a batch of exquisite clay figurines.
Zhèlǐ de tǔrén shìdài yǐ yú liè wéishēng.
The indigenous people here have lived by fishing and hunting for generations.

Tips

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土人 in the sense of 'indigenous person' or 'native' can carry a derogatory or outdated colonial connotation depending on context. In modern Chinese, 原住民 (yuánzhùmín) is the respectful term for indigenous peoples.

Stroke Order

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