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留学生 (liú xué shēng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 3

留学生 (liú xué shēng) is a Chinese word: international student. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 留学生

名 míng noun

international student

他是从美国来的留学生。

tā shì cóng měi guó lái de liú xué shēng

He is an international student from America.

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Word breakdown

留 liú — to stay, to remain (abroad)

学 xué — to study, learning

生 shēng — student, person

Structure & writing
1 留 liú — to stay in a place; not to leave
留 is a component in 3 characters

consists of

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2 学 xué — to study; to learn (opposite of 教)

学 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.2 冖 mì — cover, cloth draped over something
冖 is a component in 32 characters
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3 生 shēng — to be born; to give birth
生 is a component in 7 characters

生 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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