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外国人

wài guó rén · wai guo ren

Traditional 外國人

Meaning

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  1. foreigner
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Why is everyone looking at me?

  1. Leon

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)在(zài)看(kàn)我(wǒ)。是因为(shìyīnwèi)我(wǒ)是(shì)外国人(wàiguórén)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, everyone is looking at me. Is it because I'm a foreigner?

  2. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)。这里(zhèlǐ)外国人(wàiguórén)很多(hěnduō)。

    No. There are lots of foreigners here.

  3. Leon

    那(nà)他们(tāmen)为什么(wèishénme)看(kàn)我(wǒ)？

    Then why are they looking at me?

  4. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)你(nǐ)在(zài)说(shuō)中文(zhōngwén)啊(a)！

    Because you're speaking Chinese!

  5. Leon

    真的(zhēnde)？那(nà)我(wǒ)多(duō)说(shuō)一点(yīdiǎn)！

    Really? Then I'll speak more!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

每(měi)年(nián)有(yǒu)成(chéng)千(qiān)上(shàng)万(wàn)的(de)外(wài)国(guó)人(rén)访(fǎng)问(wèn)日(rì)本(běn)。

Thousands of foreigners visit Japan every year.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

裕(yù)子(zǐ)从(cóng)来(lái)没(méi)有(yǒu)和(hé)外(wài)国(guó)人(rén)说(shuō)过(guò)话(huà)。

Yuko has never spoken with a foreigner.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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