外籍

wài jí

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Rare

Definitions

1. foreign (i.e. of foreign nationality)

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 本国 běn guó 本国 běn guó one's own country 本国 means 'native' or 'home country', opposite of foreign nationality.: one's own country

Related words

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• 国籍 guó jí 国籍 guó jí nationality 国籍 means 'nationality', closely related to 外籍 (foreign nationality).: nationality

Synonyms

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• 外国 wài guó 外国 wài guó foreign (country) Both mean 'foreign', but 外籍 emphasizes nationality status while 外国 refers to foreign countries or things.: foreign (country)

Usage notes

Collocations

外籍 is typically used as an attributive noun, such as in 外籍人士 (foreign national) or 外籍华人 (Chinese of foreign nationality).

Formality

外籍 is somewhat formal and often used in official contexts like 外籍教师 (foreign teacher) or 外籍员工 (foreign employee).

Example Sentences

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我们学校有一位 外籍 老师。

Our school has a foreign teacher.

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Words Containing 外籍

• 外籍劳工 外籍劳工 wài jí láo gōng: foreign worker
• 外籍华人 外籍华人 wài jí huá rén: overseas Chinese

Child Words of 外籍

• 外 外 wài: outside
• 籍 籍 jí: book or record