Chinese word

留学生

Pronunciation

Pinyinliú xué shēng

Meaning

  • nouninternational student

Example

我是留学生，来中国学习。wǒ shì liú xué shēng lái zhōng guó xué xí

I am an international student who came to China to study.

Illustration for 留学生 (international student)

More examples

学校里的留学生每天都在学汉语。xué xiào lǐ de liú xué shēng měi tiān dōu zài xué hàn yǔ

The international students at the school study Chinese every day.

Core concept

A student who lives in another country for a substantial period while attending a local school.

Common phrases

  • 来中国的留学生lái zhōng guó de liú xué shēng

    international student who came to China

  • 学校里的留学生xué xiào lǐ de liú xué shēng

    international student at the school

Similar words

学生xué shēng: A learner who attends a school or other educational institution.
交换生jiāo huàn shēng: A student who studies at a partner school for a limited time as part of an exchange.
外国人wài guó rén: A person who is not a citizen of the country they are in.

Definition in Chinese

到外国去上学并在当地注册或登记就读的学生，一般指在国外参加正规或长期课程并有较长期居留安排的人。dào wài guó qù shàng xué bìng zài dāng dì zhù cè huò dēng jì jiù dú de xué shēng yì bān zhǐ zài guó wài cān jiā zhèng guī huò cháng qī kè chéng bìng yǒu jiào cháng qī jū liú ān pái de rén

Word origin

留学生 (liúxuéshēng, "international student") combines 留 (liú, "stay") + 学 (xué, "study") + 生 (shēng, "student"), forming the image of a student who stays abroad for school.

Usage tips

  • The word usually points to an organized course and a longer stay, so a tourist taking a one-day class is not normally described this way.

Opposites

  • 本国学生běn guó xué shēngdomestic studentnoun

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