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Using 中国人 (Zhōngguórén) to express Chinese person or people
Structure
中国人 + Verb / 中国 + 人
Explanation
中国人 (Zhōngguórén) means "Chinese person" or "Chinese people," formed by combining 中国 (China) with 人 (person/people). This pattern of country name + 人 is productive in Chinese and can be used to form nationality words for any country. The word can refer to a single person or to Chinese people as a group, depending on context.
Examples
越来越多的中国人开始关注健康饮食。
Yuè lái yuè duō de Zhōngguó rén kāishǐ guānzhù jiànkāng yǐnshí.
More and more Chinese people are starting to pay attention to healthy eating.
他是第一个登上这座山峰的中国人。
Tā shì dì yī gè dēng shàng zhè zuò shānfēng de Zhōngguó rén.
He was the first Chinese person to climb this mountain peak.
作为中国人，我为祖国的发展感到骄傲。
Zuòwéi Zhōngguó rén, wǒ wèi zǔguó de fāzhǎn gǎndào jiāo'ào.
As a Chinese person, I feel proud of my country's development.