How to say “Chinese nation” in Chinese

中华民族

ZhōnghuáMínzú

Chinese nation

expression · HSK 5 · topic “China: the country and its history”

“Chinese nation” in Chinese is 中华民族, Zhōng huá Mín zú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

中华民族 is read Zhōng huá Mín zú: 4 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

Zhōng — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

huá — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

Mín — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

zú — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

中

zhōng — middle

The stroke runs right through the middle.

华

huá — magnificent; China

On top, 化 huà hints at the sound. 中华 — a literary name for China.

民

mín — people, the public

族

zú — clan, ethnic group

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “中华民族”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 中华民族. Tap the sound icon to listen.

中华民族由五十六个民族组成。ZhōnghuáMínzúyóuwǔshíliùgemínzúzǔchéngThe Chinese nation is made up of fifty-six ethnic groups.

More words from the lesson “Peoples of China”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “Chinese nation” in Chinese?

“Chinese nation” in Chinese is 中华民族, pinyin Zhōnghuá Mínzú.

What does 中华民族 mean?

中华民族 (Zhōnghuá Mínzú) means “Chinese nation”.

How do you write 中华民族?

中华民族 is 4 characters: 中 (zhōng) — middle; 华 (huá) — magnificent; China; 民 (mín) — people, the public; 族 (zú) — clan, ethnic group. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 中华民族?

中华民族 is read Zhōnghuá Mínzú. Tones: Zhōng — first tone, huá — second tone, Mín — second tone, zú — second tone. The page has an audio recording.

“Chinese nation” in the lesson “Peoples of China”

This word is from the topic “China: the country and its history” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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