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

她是一位美籍华人。

Tā shì yī wèi měijí Huárén.

She is an American of Chinese descent.

这位美籍科学家获得了诺贝尔奖。

Zhèwèi měijí kēxuéjiā huòdé le Nuòbèi'ěrjiǎng.

This American scientist won the Nobel Prize.

Tips

usage

The suffix 籍 (jí) 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/naturalized ethnic Chinese) is a very common compound.

Stroke Order

美 měi

籍 jí