Chinese word

外籍

Pronunciation

Pinyinwài jí

Meaning

  • adjectiveforeign

Example

公司雇了外籍员工。gōng sī gù le wài jí yuán gōng

The company hired foreign employees.

Illustration for 外籍 (foreign)

More examples

大学里有很多外籍学生。dà xué lǐ yǒu hěn duō wài jí xué shēng

There are many foreign students at the university.

Core concept

A status label for a person or organization whose official national affiliation is with another country.

Common phrases

  • 外籍员工wài jí yuán gōng

    foreign employees

  • 外籍人士wài jí rén shì

    foreign nationals

  • 外籍学生wài jí xué shēng

    foreign students

Similar words

外国籍wài guó jí: Describes a person or organization that holds another country's nationality.

Definition in Chinese

指属于外国国籍的人或组织，表示其国籍为外国而非本国国籍。zhǐ shǔ yú wài guó guó jí de rén huò zǔ zhī biǎo shì qí guó jí wèi wài guó ér fēi běn guó guó jí

Word origin

The compound 外 (wài, "outside") + 籍 (jí, "register") treats nationality as official registration and marks that registration as belonging to another country.

Usage tips

  • This adjective fits forms and workplace language, while casual speech often names the country or says where the person is from.

Related words

  • 外籍人士wài jí rén shìforeign nationalsnoun
  • 外籍学生wài jí xué shēngforeign studentsnoun

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