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海归 overseas returnee

language.chinadaily.com.cn| Updated: 2019-03-18
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随着中国的发展,更多的中国留学生(Chinese student studying abroad)选择回国就业。“海归”一词由此诞生。

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“海归[hǎi guī]”,取自“海龟(turtle)”的中文谐音,“归”表示“return; go back to”。“海归”就是“海外归来(return from abroad)”的意思,一般指海外留学回国就业的人员(people returned to the home country after finishing overseas study),英文可翻译为“overseas returnee”。

例句:

zhōng guó dà hǎo de jīng jì xíng shì zēng qiáng le “hǎi guī”men huí guó jiù yè de xìn xīn
中国大好的经济形势增强了“海归”们回国就业的信心。
The great economic situation in China has boosted returnees' confidence in a future career at home.

gēn jù jiào yù bù de shù jù,2011 nián de “hǎi guī” rén shù wéi 18.6 wàn,bǐ 2010 nián zēng jiā le 40%。
根据教育部的数据,2011年的“海归”人数为18.6万,比2010年增加了40%。
In 2011, there were as many as 186,000 returnees, about 40 percent more than in 2010, according to the Ministry of Education.