non-Chinese

Outside the Middle Kingdom

Not Chinese—lacking Chinese nationality, ethnicity, ancestry, or cultural connection.

The term appears in discussions of immigration, trade policy, or cultural boundaries: non-Chinese investors face additional restrictions, The restaurant caters to non-Chinese customers.

As a noun, it refers to people who aren't Chinese: Non-Chinese rarely venture into that neighborhood.

identity

foreigner

Non-native person

immigrant · emigrant · refugee · diaspora · settler · sojourner · stateless · displaced · visitor · tourist

diversity

multicultural

Including multiple ethnic traditions

mosaic · tapestry · melting-pot · inclusion · variety · spectrum · hybridity · fusion · eclecticism · integration

ethnicity

Han

China's largest ethnicity

  • ManchuTungusic people of Manchuria
  • UyghurTurkic Muslim ethnic group
  • MongolCentral Asian pastoral people

Tibetan · Korean · Li · Kazakh · Tajik · Russian · Uzbek · Tatar

exclusion

ban

Official restriction on something

quota · boycott · embargo · ostracism · discrimination · xenophobia · prejudice · bias · marginalization · segregation

Opposites
chinese identity/ethnicity

non-ChineseChinese

Of that Asian nation

Han Chinese · ethnic Chinese · Han · overseas Chinese · Sino-

geographic/national belonging

non-ChineseChinese

Of that Asian nation

local · native · domestic · indigenous · mainland Chinese

Family

non, Chinese, China, Chinatown

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G