# 民族 (mínzú)

In Mandarin Chinese, 民族 (mínzú) means “ethnic group; nation”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: ethnic group; nation
- Pinyin: mínzú (min2 zu2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 每个民族都有自己的传统节日。
  Měi gè mínzú dōu yǒu zìjǐ de chuántǒng jiérì.
  Every ethnic group has its own traditional festivals.

## Characters

- 民 (mín): the people; inhabitants of a country
- [族](https://hanziro.com/word/zu-ethnic-group/) (zú): ethnic group; clan

https://hanziro.com/word/min-zu-ethnic-group/

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