Definitions for CHINESE
tʃaɪˈniz, -ˈnischi·nese

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Chinesenoun

   any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system

2. Chineseadjective

   a native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China

3. Chineseadjective

   of or pertaining to China or its peoples or cultures

   "Chinese food"

4. Taiwanese, Chinese, Formosanadjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language

   "the Taiwanese capital is Taipeh"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chinesenoun

   The people of China.

   The Chinese have an incredible history.

2. Chinesenoun

   All people of Chinese descent or self-identity

   The Chinese are present in all parts of the world.

3. Chinesenoun

   A person born in China.

   The place was empty till two Chinese walked in.

4. Chinesenoun

   A Chinese meal.

   We're going out tonight for a Chinese.

5. Chinesenoun

   Chinese food.

   Do you care for Chinese tonight?

6. Chineseadjective

   Of China, its languages or people

7. Chineseadjective

   Unexpected, as used in the phrases Chinese whispers, Chinese burn, Chinese auction.

8. Chinesenoun

   The class of Sino-Tibetan dialects including Mandarin, Wu, Cantonese, Min Nan and others. Abbreviation: Chin or Chin.

9. Chinesenoun

   The logographic writing system shared by this language family.

   Hong Kong uses traditional Chinese.

10. Chinesenoun

    Mandarin, the main language spoken in China.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Chineseadjective

   of or pertaining to China; peculiar to China

2. Chinese

   a native or natives of China, or one of that yellow race with oblique eyelids who live principally in China

3. Chinese

   the language of China, which is monosyllabic

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Matched Categories

1. • Sinitic

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'CHINESE' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2566

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'CHINESE' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3551

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'CHINESE' in Adjectives Frequency: #341

How to pronounce CHINESE?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say CHINESE in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of CHINESE in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of CHINESE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of CHINESE in a Sentence

1. Rajan Venkatesh:

   After the devaluation of the Chinese currency, people are worried, they are afraid of a currency war. They are going back to gold.

2. Takehiro Kamigama:

   We are confident on increasing our share in rechargeable batteries, because winners in the Chinese handset market are saying they want our batteries.

3. Vincent Wang:

   The Chinese government wants to see which Trump comes forward, whether he is the businessman, for whom everything is for sale and can be negotiated, or if he stands really for America First, and is willing to use force for a good cause.

4. Zhong Nanshan:

   The majority of... Chinese at the moment are still susceptible to COVID-19 infection because (of) a lack of immunity, we are facing (a) big challenge, it's not better than the foreign countries I think at the moment.

5. Nicolas Robin:

   Generally we are cautious, the Greek story is leading to dollar strength, which is negative for commodities, but it's the sell-off in Chinese equity markets that is potentially more problematic.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=CHINESE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Chinese
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CHINESE