华裔

• 拼音: huá yì
• 汉字拆解: 华 = 艹 + 化 — China, ethnically Chinese; 裔 = 衣 (clothing) + 㐆 — descendants, lineage, posterity

含义

Ethnic Chinese who were born abroad or have taken foreign citizenship; a person of Chinese descent who is a foreign national.

华裔 encompasses anyone of Chinese ethnic heritage who holds foreign citizenship — whether first-generation immigrant or fifth-generation descendant. Often appears as a modifier: 华裔美国人 (Chinese-American), 华裔科学家 (scientist of Chinese descent).

例句

1. 她是一位杰出的华裔物理学家，出生于加拿大，曾多次获得国际物理学奖项。
2. 越来越多的华裔年轻人开始重视学习普通话，希望重新与自己的文化根源建立更紧密的联系。
3. 这部纪录片记录了第一代华裔移民在异国他乡艰苦创业的历史，引发了广泛的社会共鸣。

用法指南

语境: identity, diaspora, international affairs

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 近年来，不少海外华裔青年选择回到中国大陆或香港发展，一方面是出于文化认同感的回归，另一方面也看中了这些地区日益增长的经济机遇。(In recent years, many overseas ethnic Chinese youth have chosen to develop their careers in mainland China or Hong Kong — partly driven by a return to cultural identity, and partly because they see the growing economic opportunities these regions offer.)
• 这位华裔建筑师设计了多座举世瞩目的现代建筑地标，其作品在东西方美学之间找到了一种令人信服的平衡，至今仍被建筑学界广泛研究和引用。(This architect of Chinese descent has designed multiple globally acclaimed modern architectural landmarks; his work strikes a convincing balance between Eastern and Western aesthetics, and continues to be widely studied and cited by the architectural community to this day.)

错误说法

• 华裔 when referring to someone who retains Chinese citizenship — that person is 华侨; 华裔 are specifically those who hold foreign citizenship

起源与历史

华 (Chinese; ethnically Chinese) + 裔 (descendants; offspring; posterity) — descendants of Chinese ethnicity

文化背景

时代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal