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少数民族

少數民族
shǎoshùmínzú
noun #20,372

Measure Word

一个少数民族 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 ethnic minority
  2. 2 minority nationality
  3. 3 minority group

Examples

中国官方承认56个民族，其中55个为少数民族。
Zhōngguó guānfāng chéngrèn 56 gè mínzú, qízhōng 55 gè wéi shǎoshù mínzú.
China officially recognizes 56 ethnic groups, of which 55 are ethnic minorities.
政府为少数民族提供了许多优惠政策。
Zhèngfǔ wèi shǎoshù mínzú tígōng le xǔduō yōuhuì zhèngcè.
The government has provided many preferential policies for ethnic minorities.
她来自壮族，是中国人口最多的少数民族。
Tā lái zì Zhuàngzú, shì Zhōngguó rénkǒu zuì duō de shǎoshù mínzú.
She is from the Zhuang people, China's most populous ethnic minority.

Tips

culture
China officially recognizes 56 ethnic groups (民族). The Han Chinese (汉族) are the majority at ~91% of the population. The remaining 55 groups are all classified as 少数民族. This includes groups such as Zhuang, Hui, Manchu, Uyghur, Miao, Tibetan, and Mongol.

Stroke Order

少 shǎo
数 shù
民 mín
族 zú