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种族

zhǒngzú

race; ethnic group

HSK 9 · Topic “People and belonging”
People of different appearances stand side by side holding hands
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Characters in this word

种 zhǒng

Strokes
9
Radical
禾 — cereal, grain, rice
Made of
禾 cereal, grain, rice 中 central
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

族 zú

Strokes
11
Radical
方 — square, rectangle
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 族

Example phrases

  • 任何以种族为理由限制教育机会的制度，都违背现代社会的平等原则。 Rènhé yǐ zhǒngzú wéi lǐyóu xiànzhì jiàoyù jīhuì de zhìdù, dōu wéibèi xiàndài shèhuì de píngděng yuánzé. Any system that restricts educational opportunities on the basis of race violates the principles of equality in modern society.
  • 招聘时不应该因为种族而拒绝任何一位申请者。 Zhāopìn shí bù yīnggāi yīnwei zhǒngzú ér jùjué rènhé yī wèi shēnqǐngzhě. When hiring, no applicant should be rejected on the grounds of race.
  • 这座城市有来自不同种族的居民，大家相处得很融洽。 Zhè zuò chéngshì yǒu láizi bùtóng zhǒngzú de jūmín, dàjiā xiāngchǔ de hěn róngqià. This city has residents from different ethnic groups, and everyone gets along very well.

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