少数民族 shǎo shù mín zú

national minority; ethnic group

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 20444th word

Definitions

  1. 1. national minority
  2. 2. ethnic group

Characters

Character Meaning
少 shǎo HSK 1
few; less; to lack
数 shù HSK 3
number; several; figure
民 mín HSK 4
the people; citizen; nationality
族 zú HSK 4
by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族shàng bān zú)