菲律宾人 (Fēilǜbīnrén): Filipino

Measure Word

一个菲律宾人 gè

Meanings

1 Filipino
2 Filipino person
3 person from the Philippines

Characters

(phonetic, also 'law')

宾

bīn

(phonetic, also 'guest')

人

rén

person

Examples

我的同事是菲律宾人。

Wǒ de tóngshì shì Fēilǜbīnrén.

My coworker is Filipino.

很多菲律宾人会说英语。

Hěnduō Fēilǜbīnrén huì shuō Yīngyǔ.

Many Filipinos can speak English.

Tips

memory

菲律宾 (Fēilǜbīn) is the phonetic transcription of 'Philippines.' Add 人 (rén, 'person') and you get the demonym, just like 美国人 / 日本人.

Stroke Order

菲 fēi

律 lǜ

宾 bīn

人 rén

Related Words

菲律宾 Fēilǜbīn #12,340

Philippines (island country in Southeast Asia)

凡人 fánrén #8,815

mortal; ordinary person / common person; average person

负责人 fùzérén HSK 5 #4,721

person in charge; head; director / responsible person

普通人 pǔtōngrén HSK 7 #4,622

ordinary person; average person / common people

本人 běnrén HSK 5 #3,117

I; myself (formal) / oneself; the person himself/herself; in person

好人 hǎorén HSK 2 #1,529

good person / kindhearted person

每人 měirén #5,878

each person / per person / everyone

黑人 hēirén #1,369

Black person / person of African descent

菲 fēi #3,988

abbr. for Philippines (菲律宾) / luxuriant (of vegetation) / phenanthrene (chemistry)

富人 fùrén HSK 6 #7,806

rich person; wealthy person