异族

異族
yìzú
noun #27,037

Meanings

  1. 1 different ethnic group
  2. 2 foreign people
  3. 3 another race or clan

Examples

HSK 7-9
Gǔdài dìguó cháng yǔ yìzú fāshēng chōngtū.
Ancient empires frequently had conflicts with foreign peoples.
HSK 7-9
Tā jià gěi le yīgè yìzú nánzǐ, zài dāngshí yǐnqǐ le hōngdòng.
Her marriage to a man of a different ethnicity caused a sensation at the time.

Tips

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异族 can carry a sense of otherness or foreignness and is often found in historical or literary contexts. In modern discourse, more neutral terms like 不同民族 (different ethnicities) are preferred.

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