民族 mín zú
“nationality; ethnic group”
nounHSK 4 · 2021 list level 3Measure word 个
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
民族 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1512: 民族 mínzú — Level 4; official annotation 4 (名). PDF page 117
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 民族
民族 means ethnic group or people, especially one of China's 56 ethnic groups. It is a noun and often appears in 少数民族 or before another noun, as in 民族文化. Use it for ethnicity, not for legal citizenship.
例句Example sentences
- 中国有56个民族。zhōng guó yǒu 56 gè mín zú.China has 56 ethnic groups.
- 每个民族都有自己的节日。měi gè mín zú dōu yǒu zì jǐ de jié rì.Every ethnic group has its own festivals.
- 我们班有来自不同民族的同学。wǒ men bān yǒu lái zì bù tóng mín zú de tóng xué.Our class has classmates from different ethnic groups.