利比亚人

利比亞人

Lìbǐyàrén

noun #31,288

Meanings

1 Libyan (a person from Libya)
2 Libyan people

Characters

benefit; transliterates "Li"

compare; transliterates "by"

Asia; transliterates "a"

Examples

我认识几个利比亚人。

Wǒ rènshí jǐ gè Lìbǐyàrén.

I know several Libyans.

利比亚人主要说阿拉伯语。

Lìbǐyàrén zhǔyào shuō Ālābóyǔ.

Libyans mainly speak Arabic.

Tips

grammar

Country name 利比亚 ("Libya," phonetic) + 人 ("person/people") — the standard Chinese pattern for nationalities: 美国人 (American), 日本人 (Japanese), 利比亚人 (Libyan). Drop the 人 to refer to the country itself.

Stroke Order

利 lì

比 bǐ

亚 Yà

人 rén