Definitions for Chinese
tʃaɪˈniz, -ˈnisChi·nese

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Chinese(noun)

   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. Chinese(adj)

   a native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China

3. Chinese(adj)

   of or pertaining to China or its peoples or cultures

   "Chinese food"

4. Taiwanese, Chinese, Formosan(adj)

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

   "the Taiwanese capital is Taipeh"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Chinese(Noun)

   The people of China.

   The Chinese have an incredible history.

2. Chinese(Noun)

   All people of Chinese descent or self-identity

   The Chinese are present in all parts of the world.

3. Chinese(Noun)

   A person born in China.

   The place was empty till two Chinese walked in.

4. Chinese(Noun)

   A Chinese meal.

   We're going out tonight for a Chinese.

5. Chinese(Noun)

   Chinese food.

   Do you care for Chinese tonight?

6. Chinese(Adjective)

   Of China, its languages or people

7. Chinese(Adjective)

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

8. Chinese(ProperNoun)

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

9. Chinese(ProperNoun)

   The logographic writing system shared by this language family.

   Hong Kong uses traditional Chinese.

10. Chinese(ProperNoun)

    Mandarin, the main language spoken in China.

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Chinese(adj)

   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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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

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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. Richard Dearlove:

   No part of the Communist Chinese state is ultimately able to operate free of the control exercised by its Communist Party leadership, we should also not be influenced by the threat of the economic cost of either delaying 5G or having to settle for a less capable and more expensive provider.

2. Friis Bach:

   It's a key element ...for the Chinese government... If you had to stop a container at every border from China to Europe it would add substantial costs.

3. Geng Shuang:

   We strongly urge Mark Warner to stop Mark Warner unreasonable crackdown on Chinese companies, including Huawei.

4. Dong Yang:

   The price war among joint venture firms will quickly spread to Chinese brands, in the next few months most Chinese automakers will encounter more difficulty.

5. Dominic Raab:

   We were shocked and appalled by the mistreatment he suffered while in Chinese detention, which amounts to torture.

Images & Illustrations of Chinese

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