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    Referring to an international student with 留学生 (liúxuéshēng)

    Description & Modification

    Structure

    留学生 + Verb Phrase

    Explanation

    留学生 (liúxuéshēng) means "international student" or "student studying abroad." It refers to someone who has left their home country to pursue education in a foreign country. The word combines 留学 (to study abroad) with 生 (student).

    Examples

    • 我们学校今年来了很多留学生。

      wǒmen xuéxiào jīnnián lái le hěn duō liúxuéshēng.

      Our school has received many international students this year.

    • 她是从韩国来的留学生，中文说得特别好。

      tā shì cóng hánguó lái de liúxuéshēng, zhōngwén shuō de tèbié hǎo.

      She is an international student from South Korea, and her Chinese is exceptionally good.

    • 留学生们周末一起去爬了长城。

      liúxuéshēngmen zhōumò yìqǐ qù pá le chángchéng.

      The international students went to climb the Great Wall together on the weekend.

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