ethnic minority
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Meanings
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ethnic minority; in a multi-ethnic country, an ethnic group constituting less than half of the population and differing from the majority in race, religion, language, or culture
In China, this term officially refers to the 55 recognized ethnic groups other than the Han Chinese, including Mongol, Hui, Tibetan, Uyghur, Kazakh, Miao, Yi, Zhuang, Bouyei, Korean, and Manchu.
Zhōng中
guó国
yǒu有
wǔ五
shí十
wǔ五
gè个
shǎo少
shù数
mín民
zú族
。
China has fifty-five ethnic minorities.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
zhì制
dìng定
le了
bǎo保
hù护
shǎo少
shù数
mín民
zú族
wén文
huà化
de的
zhèng政
cè策
。
The government has formulated policies to protect ethnic minority cultures.
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Zhè这
gè个
zì自
zhì治
qū区
jū居
zhù住
zhe着
duō多
gè个
shǎo少
shù数
mín民
zú族
。
This autonomous region is inhabited by multiple ethnic minorities.
Tā他
shì是
shǎo少
shù数
mín民
zú族
，
dàn但
cóng从
xiǎo小
zài在
chéng城
shì市
zhǎng长
dà大
。
He is from an ethnic minority, but grew up in the city.