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No. 4,219 in Chinese

外國人

Foreigner.

In a sentence

  • 我昨天在餐廳遇到了一位外國人,他從澳大利亞來。

    Yesterday at the restaurant, I met a foreigner; he was from Australia.

    In this context, '外國人' is used to refer to a person from a foreign country.

  • 外國人通常對這裡的文化感到非常有趣。

    Foreigners often find the culture here very interesting.

    Here, '外國人' is used to describe a group of people who are not local to the region being discussed.

  • 學習一門外國語言讓外國人和本地人之間的溝通更順暢。

    Learning a foreign language facilitates communication between foreigners and locals.

    In this sentence, '外國人' is used to contrast individuals from another country with locals.

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