1.5世

/i˥ tjɛn˨˩ u˨˩ ʂɻ˥˩/

noun

people who immigrated as children, between the first and second generation

A sociological label, not a math expression; often the child who translates at school and clinics.

Examples

01
她属于1.5世，在学校走廊里仍会来回切换语言。
She is part of the 1.5 generation and still switches languages in the school hallway.
02
作为1.5世，他每次都要帮父母翻译医生的表格。
As a 1.5 generation kid he translated the doctor's forms for his parents every visit.
03
1.5世常常在韩国和自己长大的国家都觉得自己是外人。
The 1.5 generation often feels foreign both in Korea and in the country they grew up in.

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