外国人

外國人

wàiguórén

noun #8,725

Measure Word

一个外国人 gè

Meanings

1 foreigner; foreign national
2 person from another country

Characters

outside; foreign

country; nation

Outside + country + person - a person from an outside country.

Examples

HSK 2

这条街上有很多外国人。

Zhè tiáo jiē shang yǒu hěnduō wàiguórén.

There are a lot of foreigners on this street.

HSK 3

他是第一个来我们村的外国人。

Tā shì dìyī gè lái wǒmen cūn de wàiguórén.

He was the first foreigner to come to our village.

HSK 5

外国人在中国需要办签证。

Wàiguórén zài Zhōngguó xūyào bàn qiānzhèng.

Foreigners need to get a visa in China.

Tips

usage

外国人 is the standard neutral term for 'foreigner.' The informal/colloquial term 老外 (lǎowài) is commonly used in daily speech and is generally not offensive, though some foreigners may find it overly familiar.

Stroke Order

外 wài

国 guó

人 rén