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留学生 meaning in English

liúxuéshēng

student studying abroad; returned student; foreign student; international student

HSK 2nounTraditional 留學生23 strokes

Meaning of 留学生

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

liúxuéshēng
  1. student studying abroad; returned student; foreign student; international student

How to use 留学生

In mainland China, 留学生 most often means a foreign student studying in China, but it can also mean a Chinese student studying abroad. The verb form is 留学 (liúxué, to study abroad). Example: 我是美国留学生。(Wǒ shì Měiguó liúxuéshēng.) I am an international student from the US.

Break it into 留 (liú, to stay) + 学生 (xuéshēng, student). A 留学生 is a student who stays in another country to study.

Common mistake: Learners often write 流 (liú, to flow) instead of 留 because they sound the same. Remember that 留 has 田 (field) at the bottom, as if you stay on the land.

留学生 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ是shì义yì大dà利lì留liú学xué生shēng。
I'm an exchange student from Italy.
这zhè间jiān宿sù舍shè住zhù着zhe两liǎng个gè美měi国guó留liú学xué生shēng。
Two American students live in this dorm.
那nà天tiān晚wǎn上shàng，大dà学xué给gěi留liú学xué生shēng和hé中zhōng国guó的de学xué习xí外wài语yǔ学xué生shēng举jǔ行xíng一yí个gè会huì议yì。
That evening, the university held a meeting for foreign students and Chinese students studying foreign languages.
国guó华huá认rèn识shí很hěn多duō外wài国guó留liú学xué生shēng， 有yǒu日rì本běn人rén， 韩hán国guó人rén， 法fǎ国guó人rén， 还hái有yǒu美měi国guó人rén。
Guohua knows many foreign students, there are Japanese, Koreans, French, as well as Americans.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

留 liú · to leave · 10 strokes

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学 xué · to learn · 8 strokes

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生 shēng · to grow · 5 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 留学生.

先生xiānshengteacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)
医生yīshēngdoctor; medical practitioner
学校xuéxiàoschool
生气shēngqìto get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness
学生xuéshēngstudent; schoolchild
大学dàxuéuniversity; college
学习xuéxíto learn; to study
生日shēngrìbirthday
同学tóngxuéto study at the same school; fellow student
生病shēngbìngto fall ill
女生nǚshēngschoolgirl; female student
上学shàngxuéto go to school; to attend school

Questions about 留学生

What does 留学生 mean?

留学生 (liúxuéshēng) means "student studying abroad; returned student; foreign student; international student" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 留学生?

留学生 is made of 3 characters: 留 (10 strokes), 学 (8 strokes), 生 (5 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.

Is 留学生 an HSK word?

Yes. 留学生 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 留学生 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 留学生 is written 留學生.

What is the difference between 学生 and 留学生?

学生 (xuéshēng) is any student. 留学生 is specifically a student studying in a country that is not their own.

How do I say I want to study abroad?

Use the verb 留学: 我想去英国留学。(Wǒ xiǎng qù Yīngguó liúxué.) I want to go study in the UK. Do not use 留学生 as a verb.

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