Usage note
留学生表示到别的国家学习的人。
liú xué shēng biǎo shì dào bié de guó jiā xué xí de rén。
An international student is someone who studies in another country.
Context note
留学生常出现在学校、国际交流和介绍里。
liú xué shēng cháng chū xiàn zài xué xiào 、 guó jì jiāo liú hé jiè shào lǐ。
International students often appear in school, exchange, and introduction contexts.
5 examples
他是留学生。
tā shì liú xué shēng。
He is an international student.
学校里有很多留学生。
xué xiào lǐ yǒu hěn duō liú xué shēng。
There are many international students at the school.
留学生在学习中文。
liú xué shēng zài xué xí zhōng wén。
The international student is studying Chinese.
我们欢迎留学生。
wǒ men huān yíng liú xué shēng。
We welcome international students.
她想当留学生。
tā xiǎng dāng liú xué shēng。
She wants to become an international student.
5 mini stories
学校来了几位留学生，大家都很欢迎他们。
xué xiào lái le jǐ wèi liú xué shēng， dà jiā dōu hěn huān yíng tā men。
Several international students came to the school, and everyone welcomed them.
留学生在课堂上认真听老师说话。
liú xué shēng zài kè táng shàng rèn zhēn tīng lǎo shī shuō huà。
The international student listened carefully to the teacher in class.
我和一位留学生一起练习中文。
wǒ hé yí wèi liú xué shēng yì qǐ liàn xí zhōng wén。
I practiced Chinese with an international student.
老师说留学生学习新语言很不容易。
lǎo shī shuō liú xué shēng xué xí xīn yǔ yán hěn bù róng yì。
The teacher said it is not easy for international students to learn a new language.
我们在活动里认识了一个留学生。
wǒ men zài huó dòng lǐ rèn shi le yí gè liú xué shēng。
We met an international student at the event.
Mini dialogue
新同学
A
他是新同学吗？
Tā shì xīn tóngxué ma?
Is he a new classmate?
B
是的，他是留学生。
Shì de, tā shì liú xué shēng.
Yes, he is an international student.
帮助朋友
A
那个留学生需要帮助吗？
Nàge liú xué shēng xūyào bāngzhù ma?
Does that international student need help?
B
对，我们一起去帮他吧。
Duì, wǒmen yīqǐ qù bāng tā ba.
Yes, let's go help him together.
Related words and contrasts
similar
学生
xué shēng
student
A general term for any student.
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同学
tóng xué
classmate
A fellow student in the same school or class.
related
老师
lǎo shī
teacher
The person who teaches students.