土家族

Tǔjiāzú

noun

Meanings

1 Tujia ethnic group

Characters

clan, ethnic group

Examples

张家界有很多土家族村寨。

Zhāngjiājiè yǒu hěn duō Tǔjiāzú cūnzhài.

Zhangjiajie has many Tujia villages.

土家族的吊脚楼很有特色。

Tǔjiāzú de diàojiǎolóu hěn yǒu tèsè.

Tujia stilt houses are very distinctive.

她是土家族人,老家在湘西。

Tā shì Tǔjiāzú rén, lǎojiā zài Xiāngxī.

She is Tujia, her hometown is in western Hunan.

Tips

culture

土家族 (around 8 million people) live mainly in western Hunan, Hubei, Chongqing and Guizhou — the Wuling mountain area. Their traditional 吊脚楼 (stilt houses) and 摆手舞 (baishou dance) are well-known. Their endonym is Bifzivkar.

Stroke Order

土 tǔ

家 jiā

族 zú