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ethnic Chinese
Chinese ethnicity, foreign citizen of Chinese origin, foreign citizen of Chinese descent
This term specifically refers to ethnic Chinese that are born outside China, usually lacking any sort of Chinese citizenship.
她 是 华裔 作家。
She is a writer of Chinese ethnicity.
华裔 社区 很 团结。
The ethnic Chinese community is very united.
他 是 一 个 华裔 美国人。
He is an American of Chinese ethnicity (i.e., Chinese American).