HSK · Level 82
45 words
Chinese word
华裔
Pronunciation
Pinyinhuá yì
Meaning
- nounethnic Chinese
Example
华裔很多都会说中文。huá yì hěn duō dū huì shuō zhōng wén
Many ethnic Chinese can speak Chinese.
More examples
华裔第二代在大学里讨论语言和身份的问题。huá yì dì èr dài zài dà xué lǐ tǎo lùn yǔ yán hé shēn fèn de wèn tí
Second-generation ethnic Chinese discuss issues of language and identity at university.
Core concept
A person whose family line leads back to China and continues across generations in another country.
Common phrases
华裔第二代huá yì dì èr dài
second-generation ethnic Chinese
华裔移民huá yì yí mín
ethnic Chinese immigrants
华裔学者huá yì xué zhě
ethnic Chinese scholars
Similar words
华人huá rén: People who belong to the Chinese ethnic or cultural community.
华侨huá qiáo: Chinese nationals residing in another country.
中国人zhōng guó rén: People who are citizens of China.
海外华人hǎi wài huá rén: People of Chinese background who live overseas.
Definition in Chinese
具有中国血统的人，通常指在国外出生或长期定居、祖先来自中国的人。jù yǒu zhōng guó xuè tǒng de rén tōng cháng zhǐ zài guó wài chū shēng huò cháng qī dìng jū zǔ xiān lái zì zhōng guó de rén
Word origin
华 (huá, "Chinese") + 裔 (yì, "descendant") forms a compound for a descendant whose family line comes from China.
Usage tips
- The term focuses on ancestry rather than a passport, so it does not by itself identify a person's nationality or citizenship.
Other meanings
- person of Chinese descentnoun
Opposites
- 外籍人士wài jí rén shìpeople of non-Chinese nationalitynoun
Related words
- 华裔移民huá yì yí mínethnic Chinese immigrantnoun
- 华裔学者huá yì xué zhěethnic Chinese scholarnoun
- 华裔第二代huá yì dì èr dàisecond-generation ethnic Chinesenoun