华裔

Meaning(noun)

ethnic Chinese; non-Chinese citizen of Chinese ancestry

Examples

• 她是美籍华裔。

  tā shì měi jí huá yì.

  She's Chinese American.

• 胡志明市有很多华裔。

  hú zhì míng shì yǒu hěn duō huá yì.

  There are many ethnic Chinese in Ho Chi Minh City.

• 很多华裔孩子周末去学中文。

  hěn duō huá yì hái zi zhōu mò qù xué zhōng wén.

  Many children of Chinese descent study Chinese at weekends.

Easily confused

• 华侨 — 华侨 are Chinese nationals living abroad; 华裔 are people of Chinese descent with another citizenship.

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