布依族

bùyīzú

noun

Meanings

1 Bouyei ethnic group (southwestern China, mostly Guizhou)

Characters

cloth; (transliteration)

rely on; (transliteration)

Examples

HSK 2

布依族有自己的语言。

Bùyīzú yǒu zìjǐ de yǔyán.

The Bouyei have their own language.

HSK 4

布依族主要分布在贵州。

Bùyīzú zhǔyào fēnbù zài Guìzhōu.

The Bouyei are mainly distributed in Guizhou.

Tips

culture

Around 3 million people, concentrated in southern Guizhou. Linguistically close to the Zhuang (壮族) and Thai peoples - all part of the Tai-Kadai language family. Famous for batik textiles and stone villages.

Stroke Order

布 bù

依 yī

族 zú