白人 (bái rén) — White person; Caucasian
Definition
A neutral term for 'white person / Caucasian', paired with 黑人 ('Black person') when contrasting racial groups. Note that translated literally it can sound like 'white person' but it is a standard, everyday noun.
noun
White personCaucasian
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ，白人。Zài niǔ yuē, nǐ néng kàn dào hěn duō bái rén.In New York, you can see many white people.
- 白人。bái rén Hé hēi rén de wén huà yǒu hěn duō bù tóng.White and Black cultures have many differences.
- 白人，。Tā shì bái rén, dàn tā de tài tai shì zhōng guó rén.He is white, but his wife is Chinese.
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