原住民

yuánzhùmín
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 indigenous people
  2. 2 aborigines
  3. 3 original inhabitants

Examples

Táiwān yǒu shíliù ge guānfāng rèndìng de yuánzhùmín zú.
Taiwan has sixteen officially recognized indigenous peoples.
Zhèngfǔ tuīdòng bǎohù yuánzhùmín wénhuà de zhèngcè.
The government is promoting policies to protect indigenous culture.

Tips

culture
In Taiwan, 原住民 specifically refers to the sixteen Austronesian peoples who lived on the island before Han Chinese migration. The term replaced earlier, less respectful labels (山地, ) after political reforms in the 1990s.

Stroke Order

yuán
zhù
mín