guīqiáo

归侨

Word · NounTraditional歸僑

returned overseas Chinese

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

returned overseas Chinese; repatriated overseas Chinese

formal

Official term used for Chinese nationals who have returned to China after living abroad, often for study, work, or permanent resettlement. May imply a formal or governmental context.

Zhèng政
fǔ府
chū出
tái台
le了
xǔ许
duō多
yōu优
huì惠
zhèng政
cè策
 ,
xī吸
yǐn引
guī归
qiáo侨
huí回
guó国
fā发
zhǎn展
 。

The government has introduced many preferential policies to attract returned overseas Chinese to develop their careers back in China.

Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
guī归
qiáo侨
wèi为
jiā家
xiāng乡
de的
jiàn建
shè设
juān捐
le了
yī一
dà大
bǐ笔
qián钱
 。

This elderly returned overseas Chinese donated a large sum of money for the construction of his hometown.

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Qiáo侨
lián联
shì是
lián联
xì系
guǎng广
dà大
guī归
qiáo侨
hé和
qiáo侨
juàn眷
de的
zhòng重
yào要
zǔ组
zhī织
 。

The Overseas Chinese Federation is an important organization connecting returned overseas Chinese and their families.