白人

báirén

noun #1,648

Measure Word

一个白人 gè

Meanings

1 white person
2 Caucasian

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

她是白人，但会说中文。

Tā shì báirén, dàn huì shuō Zhōngwén.

She's white, but she can speak Chinese.

HSK 2

白人在这个国家是多数。

Báirén zài zhège guójiā shì duōshù.

White people are the majority in this country.

HSK 3

这个城市有很多白人。

Zhège chéngshì yǒu hěnduō báirén.

There are many white people in this city.

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