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ID: QW0328 Intermediate
QingWen looks abroad! In this edition of the show, learn how Chinese people talk about things that come from outside of China, from foods to inventions to people!
Connie,Tom
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
外国人
wàiguórén 外国人
foreigner
这个词比较中性
zhè gè 这个cí 词bǐjiào 比较zhōngxìng 中性
This word is pretty neutral.
老外
lǎowài 老外
foreigner
中国人觉得叫老外还是比较亲切的好像是我的老朋友
Zhōngguórén 中国人juéde 觉得jiào 叫lǎowài 老外háishì 还是bǐjiào 比较qīnqiè 亲切de 的hǎoxiàng 好像shì 是wǒ de 我的lǎo péngyou 老朋友
Chinese people feel that “lǎowài” is an affectionate expression. It's like this person's my old friend.
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