Word information
Simplified华侨
Traditional華僑
Pinyinhuáqiáo
Part of speech名
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.06
Chinese word dictionary
华侨
huáqiáo · overseas Chinese; (in a restricted sense) Chinese emigrant who still retains Chinese nationality; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
Character breakdown
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How to learn 华侨
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