Definition & Meaning

1.Chinese; Chinese people

2.foreign citizen of Chinese descent/origin

Word usage

huá rén

华 人

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n.Chinese; Chinese people
- zài zhè tiáo jiē shang yǒu yī dà piàn huá rén jū zhù qū
  在这条街上有一大片华人居住区。
  The street includes a large chunk of ethnic Chinese ghetto.
- wǒ shì chè chè dǐ dǐ de huá rén
  我是彻彻底底的华人！
  I am a Chinese!
- hǎi wài huá rén xiàng shòu zāi dì qū juān zèng yào pǐn hé fú zhuāng
  海外华人向受灾地区捐赠药品和服装。
  The overseas Chinese donated medicine and clothes to the flooded area.
2
n.foreign citizen of Chinese descent/origin
- nián měi jí huá rén zǒng shù yǒu wàn
  2004年美籍华人总数有340万。
  In 2004, there were 3.4 million Chinese Americans.
- zhè liǎng gè rén shì zuì bèi zhōng guó rén suǒ shú zhī de měi jí huá rén
  这两个人是最被中国人所熟知的美籍华人。
  The two men are the most well-known Chinese-Americans among Chinese people.
- měi jí huá rén shì zhǐ zài měi guó chū shēng de zhōng guó rén
  美籍华人是指在美国出生的中国人。
  American Chinese means a Chinese who is born in America.

Word usage

common measure word
"华人" is often matched with measure word "个"or"位"or"名".
- 一个华人
  one Chinese
- 一位华人
  one Chinese
- 一名华人
  one Chinese

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