土家族

Tǔjiāzú

noun

Meanings

1 Tujia ethnic group

Characters

clan, ethnic group

Examples

HSK 4

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.

HSK 6

土家族的吊脚楼很有特色。

Tǔjiāzú de diàojiǎolóu hěn yǒu tèsè.

Tujia stilt houses are very distinctive.

HSK 7-9

张家界有很多土家族村寨。

Zhāngjiājiè yǒu hěnduō Tǔjiāzú cūnzhài.

Zhangjiajie has many Tujia villages.

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