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外国人 — meaning in English

wài guó rén

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English meaning

  • alien noun A being from another planet.
  • extraneous adj Not relevant or necessary to the matter at hand; irrelevant.
  • foreigner noun A person from a country other than the one they are currently in.
  • stranger noun A person you do not know.
  • uncouth adjective Lacking good manners; crude or unrefined in behavior.

Senses

外国人 is used for these senses in English:

  • alien (sometimes, derogatory) A mischievous or suspicious foreigner.
  • foreigner A person from a foreign country.
  • stranger An outsider or foreigner.
  • uncouth (archaic) Unfamiliar, strange, foreign.

alien — full definition

  1. noun A being from another planet.
  2. noun A foreign citizen living in a country where they do not hold citizenship.
  3. adj Very strange or unfamiliar.
  4. verb (formal, law) To transfer ownership of property to someone else.

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