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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chinese

   Chinese can refer to: 1. People or things that originate from the People's Republic of China (Mainland China), its people, or its diaspora. It also encompasses people from regions such as Taiwan, Hong Kong or Macao who share similar cultural and language aspects. 2. The family of languages (dialects) spoken by ethnic Chinese. This mainly includes Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghainese, etc. 3. Anything pertaining to the Chinese culture, tradition, history, food, art, literature, etc. 4. The written characters used in Chinese languages, also known as Chinese characters.

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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1. chinese

   Quotes by chinese -- Explore a large variety of famous quotes made by chinese on the Quotes.net website.

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

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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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. Kyosuke Suzuki:

   Since the new tariffs won't be in place for two months, markets could soon calm down, although we will have to see how share markets, especially Chinese shares, will react to this.

2. Daryl Morey:

   I was merely voicing one thought, based on one interpretation on a complicated event. I have had a lot of opportunity since that tweet to hear and consider other perspectives, i have always appreciated the significant support our Chinese fans and sponsors have provided and I would hope that those who are upset will know that offending or misunderstanding them was not my intention.

3. Patrick J. Buchanan:

   We are thus in the position of having to borrow from Europe to defend Europe, of having to borrow from China and Japan to defend Chinese and Japanese access to Gulf oil, and of having to borrow from Arab emirs, sultans and monarchs to make Iraq safe for democracy. We borrow from the nations we defend so that we may continue to defend them. To question this is an unpardonable heresy called 'isolationism.

4. Elmer Madriaga:

   It belongs to us, so we should reclaim it and hope the government finds a peaceful and diplomatic means to remove the Chinese ships.

5. Minor Hotels:

   Given only less than 10% of the China's total population having passports today. The potential of the Chinese market will never fade.

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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. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chinese
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Chinese