Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective referring to the largest ethnic group indigenous to China
- proper noun the largest ethnic group indigenous to China
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Han Chinese.
Examples
-
Today, the Han Chinese are the dominant ethnic group in mainland China.
RxPG News : Latest Medical, Healthcare and Research News 2010
-
But I think it's still useful when you haven't broken free from all the essentialist shackles because it problemitizes the monolithic Han Chinese identity, and it also pokes a stick in the eye of "Han Chinese" in Taiwan that show discriminatory attitudes towards aboriginals when they very well may be distant relatives.
Reconstructing post-1949 Nationalist History in Taiwan Michael Turton 2009
-
The mainly Muslim Uighurs complain they are economically and culturally disadvantaged compared to the region's growing Han Chinese population.
-
Earlier that summer, communal violence erupted between Uighurs and members of the Han Chinese majority, and the city was tense.
Missing Chinese Lawyer Described Brutal Torture Before Disappearing AP 2011
-
Tensions have been high in Xinjiang since ethnic riots two years ago between Uighurs and Han Chinese that left about 200 people dead.
-
Tensions have been high in Xinjiang since ethnic riots two years ago between Uighurs and Han Chinese that left about 200 people dead.
-
Earlier that summer, communal violence erupted between Uighurs and members of the Han Chinese majority, and the city was tense.
Missing Chinese Lawyer Described Brutal Torture Before Disappearing AP 2011
-
The mainly Muslim Uighurs complain they are economically and culturally disadvantaged compared to the region's growing Han Chinese population.
-
The sample included 84 people from Nigeria; 63 European descendants living in Utah; 44 Japanese in Tokyo; and 43 Han Chinese in Beijing.
A Dip in the Pool Does an Aging Body Good Jeremy Singer-Vine 2012
-
The mainly Muslim Uighurs complain they are economically and culturally disadvantaged compared to the region's growing Han Chinese population.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.