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种族 zhǒngzú

种族 zhǒngzú Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 种族 zhǒngzú .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhǒngzú | zhong3 zu2
English translation
race
ethnicity

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Traditional form

種族

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 种族 zhǒngzú

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zhǒng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and Zhōng represents the sound. Simplified form of zhǒng .

Phonetic compound

Zhōng

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

禾中

Number of Strokes

9

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts a flag () representing a clan and an arrow ( shǐ ) representing their military power.

Positional decomposition

Fāng ⿱? shǐ

Number of Strokes

11

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Example sentences using 种族 zhǒngzú

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每个种族 zhǒngzú dōu huì 争取 zhēngqǔ de 拥有权 yōng yǒu quán : rén lèi , 矮人 aǐ rén , 巫师 wū shī .

Everyone will try to claim it: Men, Dwarves, wizards.

雇主 gù zhǔ 种族 zhǒngzú huò 国籍 guójí wéi yóu 歧视 qíshì 员工 yuángōng shì 非法 fēifǎ de

Discrimination by employers on the grounds of race and nationality was illegal.

他们 tā men 满脑子种族 zhǒngzú 成见 chéng jiàn 似乎 sìhū dōu shì xiē 20世纪 shìjì 30年代 niándài de lǎo 思想 sīxiǎng

They were filled with racial stereotypes, I mean, it looked like something from the 1930s.

鼓励 gǔlì 教师 jiào shī 调动 diàodòng 本身 běnshēn 不会 bù huì 消弭 xiāo mǐ 教学 jiào xué 队伍 duìwǔ Zhōng de 种族隔离 zhǒng zú gé lí

Encouraging teacher transfer would not, by itself, integrate the teaching corps.

称赞 chēngzàn le zài fǎn 种族隔离 zhǒng zú gé lí zhì de 斗争 dòuzhēng Zhōng 发挥 fāhuī de 重要 zhòngyào 作用 zuòyòng

He praised her role in the struggle against apartheid.

种族 zhǒngzú Decomposition

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种族 zhǒngzú Compounds

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