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法国人

法國人
Fǎguórén
noun #38,448

Measure Word

一个法国人 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 French person
  2. 2 the French (people)

Examples

HSK 1
他是法国人，不是英国人。
Tā shì Fǎguórén, bú shì Yīngguórén.
He's French, not English.
HSK 4
很多法国人吃饭的时候喜欢喝点儿葡萄酒。
Hěnduō Fǎguórén chīfàn de shíhou xǐhuan hē diǎnr pútaojiǔ.
Many French people like to have a little wine with their meals.

Tips

grammar
Country + 人 gives the nationality: 法国 + 人 = 'French person'. The language takes 语 'language' after the one-character short name instead: 法语 'French'.
history
法 is short for 法兰西, an old transliteration of 'France'. The character's own meaning, 'law', plays no part in the name.

Stroke Order

法 fǎ
国 guó
人 rén