美籍

měijí

noun #20,570

Meanings

1 American nationality
2 of American citizenship

Characters

America / beautiful (abbreviation for 美国, USA)

nationality / registered origin / citizenship

Examples

HSK 3

她是一位美籍华人。

Tā shì yī wèi měijí Huárén.

She is an American of Chinese descent.

HSK 4

这位美籍科学家获得了诺贝尔奖。

Zhè wèi měijí kēxuéjiā huòdé le Nuòbèi'ěrjiǎng.

This American scientist won the Nobel Prize.

Tips

usage

The suffix 籍 means 'nationality' or 'registered origin.' It combines with country abbreviations: 英籍 (British), 法籍 (French), 德籍 (German). 美籍华人 (American-born or naturalized ethnic Chinese) is a very common compound.

Stroke Order

美 měi

籍 jí