外籍

• 拼音: wài jí
• 汉字拆解: 外 = 夕 + 卜; 籍 = 竹 (bamboo, for writing strips) + 耤 (phonetic-semantic: to tread/register) — originally a bamboo-strip register of people

含义

Foreign nationality; non-native citizenship. Denoting that a person holds the nationality of another country.

A formal, legal-register term used in official documents, contracts, and news reports. Appears most often as a modifier: 外籍人士 (foreign nationals), 外籍华人 (ethnically Chinese people with foreign citizenship), 外籍教师 (foreign teachers), 外籍球员 (foreign players). Contrasts with 中国籍 (Chinese citizenship).

例句

1. 该公司聘用了三名外籍顾问，专门负责海外市场的拓展工作。
2. 他持有外籍身份，在申请某些政府职位时会受到一定限制。
3. 越来越多的外籍华人选择回国创业，带来了资本和国际化的视野。

用法指南

语境: legal, immigration, business, news

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 申请这个职位需要提交外籍人员居留许可证的复印件。(Applying for this position requires a copy of your foreign national residence permit.)
• 外籍球员的引进为球队带来了新的战术思路。(The signing of foreign players brought fresh tactical ideas to the team.)

错误说法

• 把外籍和外国人随意混用 (外籍 is a legal concept referring to the nationality on one's passport; 外国人 simply means 'foreigner' and is conversational — they often overlap but are not synonymous in official contexts)

起源与历史

Compound of 外 (outside, foreign) + 籍 (registry, household register, citizenship). 籍 originally referred to the official household registration (户籍) system — 外籍 means 'registered in a foreign household system,' i.e., holding foreign citizenship.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal