外国人

外國人

wàiguórén

noun #8,725

Measure Word

一个外国人 gè

Meanings

1 foreigner; foreign national
2 person from another country

Characters

outside; foreign

country; nation

Outside + country + person — a person from an outside country.

Examples

这条街上有很多外国人。

Zhè tiáo jiē shang yǒu hěn duō wàiguórén.

There are a lot of foreigners on this street.

他是第一个来我们村的外国人。

Tā shì dì yī gè lái wǒmen cūn de wàiguórén.

He was the first foreigner to come to our village.

外国人在中国需要办签证。

Wàiguórén zài Zhōngguó xūyào bàn qiānzhèng.

Foreigners need to get a visa in China.

Tips

usage

外国人 is the standard neutral term for 'foreigner.' The informal/colloquial term 老外 (lǎowài) is commonly used in daily speech and is generally not offensive, though some foreigners may find it overly familiar.

Stroke Order

外 wài

国 guó

人 rén