回族
huízú
回族 (huízú) is the Chinese word for people (the Hui people).
The term is used to refer to the Hui people or the Hui ethnic group.
Meaning: people (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The term 回族 consists of 回 (huí), which refers to the Hui people and 族 (zú), meaning ethnic group or clan.
Which one should you use?
While the phrase in the context of 回族 refers to the Hui ethnic group, the related term 徽州话 (Huīzhōu huà) refers to the Huizhou dialect spoken in the Huizhou region.
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
huízú
Did you know?
- Because 回族 is closely associated with Islam, the term is often used as a shorthand in China to identify where 'halal' food is available, even if the word for 'halal' is not used.
- The character 回 (huí) literally means 'to return' or 'to go around'.
- In China, the term 回回 (huíhuí) was historically used to refer to Muslims from Central Asia and Persia before the modern term 回族 was officially standardized.
Examples in context
- 我会回来I will come back
- 他很快会恢复He will recover soon
- 你会唱歌吗？Can you sing?
- 他会跳舞He can dance
Example conversation
Yuting and Zhiqiang are talking about a new classmate.
- 雨婷 Yuting志强，那个新同学是回族吗？Zhìqiáng, nàge xīn tóngxué shì Huízú ma?Zhiqiang, is that new classmate Hui?
- 志强 Zhiqiang是的，他是回族。Shì de, tā shì Huízú.Yes, he is Hui.
- 雨婷 Yuting那他不能吃猪肉吧？Nà tā bùnéng chī zhūròu ba?Then he can't eat pork, right?
- 志强 Zhiqiang对，他确实不吃。Duì, tā quèshí bù chī.Right, he indeed doesn't eat it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “hui” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
