黑人

hēirén

Traditional: 黑人

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Translation

Black person, a person of African descent

Word origin

A compound of 黑 (hēi, black) and 人 (rén, person), used to describe a person of African descent.

Origin
compound
Root
黑 (hēi, black) + 人 (rén, person)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 黑

Stroke order for 人

Examples

This singer is a Black person.

There are several Black players on the team.

This film is about Black history.

He is the only Black student in the class.

Many Black people live in that city.

黑人 (hēirén) means a Black person, someone of African descent, and parallels 白人 (báirén, white person). It is the standard neutral term in Mandarin.

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This word is part of lesson 33.