Chinese word

华人

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuá rén

Meaning

  • nounethnic Chinese

Example

那家餐馆主要服务华人。nà jiā cān guǎn zhǔ yào fú wù huá rén

That restaurant mainly serves ethnic Chinese.

Illustration for 华人 (ethnic Chinese)

More examples

这个城市有很多华人开的小店。zhè ge chéng shì yǒu hěn duō huá rén kāi de xiǎo diàn

This city has many small shops run by ethnic Chinese.

Core concept

People linked to China by ancestry, family background, or cultural identity, regardless of their current country.

Common phrases

  • 华人社区huá rén shè qū

    ethnic Chinese community

  • 华人企业huá rén qǐ yè

    ethnic Chinese business

  • 华人餐馆huá rén cān guǎn

    ethnic Chinese restaurant

Similar words

中国人zhōng guó rén: People who hold Chinese citizenship or come from mainland China.
华裔huá yì: People of Chinese descent born and raised overseas, or their descendants.
华侨huá qiáo: Chinese citizens living abroad.
海外华人hǎi wài huá rén: People of Chinese background living or staying overseas.

Definition in Chinese

指血统、出身或文化认同与中国有关的人，常作为华裔、华侨等海外中国系群体的统称。zhǐ xuè tǒng chū shēn huò wén huà rèn tóng yǔ zhōng guó yǒu guān de rén cháng zuò wéi huá yì huá qiáo děng hǎi wài zhōng guó xì qún tǐ de tǒng chēng

Word origin

华人 (huárén, "ethnic Chinese") combines 华 (huá, "Chinese") + 人 (rén, "person") to form a general label for people connected with China.

Usage tips

  • English speakers often hear Chinese as a nationality, but this word can include people whose citizenship is elsewhere, so citizenship comes from context.

Other meanings

  • overseas Chinesenoun

Opposites

  • 外国人wài guó rénforeignernoun

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