HSK 6 · Society

种族 zhǒngzú “race” in Chinese

Traditional 種族

What 种族 means

  1. race
  2. ethnic group

How to say 种族

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale种zhǒng3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale族zú2nd tone, rising

种族 in a sentence

  1. 因为人的种族而歧视他们是一种错误。

    Yīnwèi rén de zhǒngzú ér qíshì tāmen shì yì zhǒng cuòwù.

    It’s wrong to discriminate against people because of their race.

    Sentence #464750 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 他反对种族歧视。

    Tā fǎnduì zhǒngzú qíshì.

    He’s against racial discrimination.

    Sentence #464747 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 种族 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 种 (zhǒng) with each of its parts in a different colour
种zhǒngseed
  • 禾grain · héMeaning part
  • 中central · zhōngSound part

禾 hints at the meaning (grain); 中 (zhōng) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhǒng.

The character 族 (zú) drawn as one shape
族zúrace

族 is a single shape of 11 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

How to write 种族

种 9 strokes · 族 11 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

种族 (zhǒngzú) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 种族 (zhǒngzú). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 种族

Words with 种

种zhǒng · kind种类zhǒnglèi · kind播种bōzhǒng · to sow seeds品种pǐnzhǒng · variety种植zhòngzhí · to plant种子zhǒngzi · seed

Words with 族

民族mínzú · nationality贵族guìzú · noble

More words: Society & Law

制裁zhìcái · sanctions治理zhìlǐ · to govern殖民地zhímíndì · colony中立zhōnglì · neutral追悼zhuīdào · to mourn追究zhuījiū · to investigate驻扎zhùzhā · to be stationed宗教zōngjiào · religion

FAQs

种族 (zhǒngzú) means “race” or “ethnic group”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhǒngzú: zhǒng with a 3rd tone, then zú with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 种族 is written 種族. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhongzu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 种族 from the suggestions. Typing zhongzu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
种族 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.