1.5世

yidianwushi/i˥ tjɛn˨˩ u˨˩ ʂɻ˥˩/

noun

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

幼年随父母移民的一代，介于第一代与第二代之间

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

这是社会学用语不是算式，常指在学校和诊所给父母当翻译的孩子。

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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