Ethnic chinese in Chinese
ethnic Chinese · HSK 7–9
华裔
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- 华 China
- 裔 descendant
她是在美国长大的华裔。 She is of Chinese descent and grew up in America.
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How do you say ethnic chinese in Chinese?
Ethnic chinese in Chinese is 华裔 (huá yì).
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