---
title: "Guizu Meaning: 贵族 (guìzú) Means “noble”"
description: "贵族 (traditional 貴族, guìzú) means “noble; aristocrat; aristocracy”. Hear its tones, see what 贵 and 族 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guizu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 贵族 mean?

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贵族 guìzú

## noble; aristocrat; aristocracy

## Its characters

1. 贵 guì noble
2. 族 zú ethnic group

## In a sentence

她的祖上是欧洲的贵族。 Her ancestors were European nobles.

在那个时代，能读书的大多是**贵族**，所以这是很了不起的事。

From [孔子是谁？ · Who was Confucius?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/who-was-confucius#library-word-507-509)

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## More words with 贵 or 族

- [昂贵 ángguì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/anggui)
- [宝贵 bǎoguì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baogui)
- [高贵 gāoguì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaogui)
- [贵宾 guìbīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guibin)
- [家族 jiāzú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiazu)
- [民族 mínzú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/minzu)
- [珍贵 zhēnguì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhengui)
- [中华民族 zhōnghuá-mínzú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhonghuaminzu)
- [种族 zhǒngzú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhongzu)

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