native; indigenous; aboriginal
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
native inhabitants; indigenous people; aboriginals
Refers to people who have lived in a particular place for many generations, often predating colonization or migration of other groups. Can also function attributively to modify other nouns (e.g., 土著文化 indigenous culture).
Ào澳
dà大
lì利
yà亚
de的
tǔ土
zhù著
yōng拥
yǒu有
yōu悠
jiǔ久
de的
lì历
shǐ史
。
The Australian aboriginals have a long history.
Zhè这
xiē些
tǔ土
zhù著
jū居
mín民
shì世
dài代
jū居
zhù住
zài在
zhè这
piàn片
tǔ土
dì地
shàng上
。
These indigenous inhabitants have lived on this land for generations.
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Tā他
shì是
yán研
jiū究
tǔ土
zhù著
wén文
huà化
de的
zhuān专
jiā家
。
He is an expert in indigenous culture studies.