白人

báirén

noun #1,648

Measure Word

一个白人 gè

Meanings

1 white person
2 Caucasian

Characters

Examples

这个城市有很多白人。

Zhège chéngshì yǒu hěn duō báirén.

There are many white people in this city.

她是白人，但会说中文。

Tā shì báirén, dàn huì shuō Zhōngwén.

She's white, but she can speak Chinese.

白人在这个国家是多数。

Báirén zài zhège guójiā shì duōshù.

White people are the majority in this country.

Tips

usage

白人 is a neutral, factual term in Chinese for referring to people of European descent. It is not considered offensive. Compare: 黑人 (black person), 黄种人 (person of the yellow race — less common now).

Stroke Order

白 bái

人 rén