黑人

hēirén

noun #1,369

Measure Word

一个黑人 gè

Meanings

1 Black person
2 person of African descent

Characters

Examples

奥巴马是美国第一位黑人总统。

Àobāmǎ shì Měiguó dì yī wèi hēirén zǒngtǒng.

Obama was America's first Black president.

很多黑人运动员在NBA打球。

Hěnduō hēirén yùndòngyuán zài NBA dǎqiú.

Many Black athletes play in the NBA.

Tips

usage

黑人 is the standard, neutral term in Chinese for Black people. It is descriptive rather than pejorative. The more formal term is 非裔 (Fēiyì, 'of African descent').

Stroke Order

黑 hēi

人 rén