塔吉克

Tǎjíkè

proper noun #54,892

Meanings

1 Tajik (people or language)

Characters

sound "Ta-"; tower

Examples

HSK 4

她是一个塔吉克姑娘。

Tā shì yí ge Tǎjíkè gūniang.

She is a Tajik girl.

HSK 7-9

塔吉克的传统舞蹈模仿雄鹰飞翔的样子。

Tǎjíkè de chuántǒng wǔdǎo mófǎng xióngyīng fēixiáng de yàngzi.

Traditional Tajik dance imitates the flight of an eagle.

Tips

usage

China's Tajik ethnic group is 塔吉克族, and the country is 塔吉克斯坦. In Taiwan and Hong Kong 塔吉克 alone can also mean the country.

culture

China's Tajiks live mostly in 塔什库尔干 on the Pamir plateau in Xinjiang. Their languages, Sarikoli and Wakhi, are Eastern Iranian and differ from the Persian-related Tajik spoken in Tajikistan. The eagle is their emblem, celebrated in their eagle dance and their flute made from an eagle's wing bone.

Stroke Order

塔 tǎ

吉 jí

克 kè