Chinese
adj. of or pertaining to China n. language spoken in China n. native or resident of China; the Chinese people | ||||
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Chinese Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Chinese
(n. sing. & pl.)
The language of China, which is monosyllabic.
(n. sing. & pl.)
A native or natives of China, or one of that yellow race with oblique eyelids who live principally in China.
(a.)
Of or pertaining to China; peculiar to China.
(n. sing. & pl.)
The language of China, which is monosyllabic.
(n. sing. & pl.)
A native or natives of China, or one of that yellow race with oblique eyelids who live principally in China.
(a.)
Of or pertaining to China; peculiar to China.
| WordNet 2.0 |
Chinese
Noun
1. 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
(hypernym) Sinitic, Sinitic language
(hyponym) Mandarin, Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin dialect, Beijing dialect
(classification) China, People's Republic of China, mainland China, Communist China, Red China, PRC
2. a native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China
(hypernym) Asian, Asiatic
(hyponym) chink, Chinaman
(member-holonym) China, People's Republic of China, mainland China, Communist China, Red China, PRC
Adjective
1. of or pertaining to China or its peoples or cultures; "Chinese food"
(pertainym) Taiwan, China, Nationalist China, Republic of China
2. of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language; "the Taiwanese capital is Taipeh"
(synonym) Taiwanese, Formosan
Noun
1. 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
(hypernym) Sinitic, Sinitic language
(hyponym) Mandarin, Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin dialect, Beijing dialect
(classification) China, People's Republic of China, mainland China, Communist China, Red China, PRC
2. a native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China
(hypernym) Asian, Asiatic
(hyponym) chink, Chinaman
(member-holonym) China, People's Republic of China, mainland China, Communist China, Red China, PRC
Adjective
1. of or pertaining to China or its peoples or cultures; "Chinese food"
(pertainym) Taiwan, China, Nationalist China, Republic of China
2. of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language; "the Taiwanese capital is Taipeh"
(synonym) Taiwanese, Formosan
| Australian Slang |
Chinese cut
(cricket) inside edge wide of leg stump
(cricket) inside edge wide of leg stump
Go off like Chinese New Year
go wild
More chins than a Chinese phonebook
double or triple chin
| hEnglish - advanced version |
chinese
chinese
\chi"nese"\ (?), a. of or pertaining to china; peculiar to china.
chinese
paper. see india paper, under india.
chinese
wax, a snowy-white, waxlike substance brought from china. it is the bleached secretion of certain insects of the family coccid? especially coccus sinensis.
chinese
\chi*nese"\, n. sing. & pl.
1. a native or natives of china, or one of that yellow race with oblique eyelids who live principally in china.
2. sing. the language of china, which is monosyllabic.
note: chineses was used as a plural by the contemporaries of shakespeare and milton.
similar words(29)
purple chinese houses
chinese wistaria
chinese windlass
chinese chippendale
chinese wax
chinese-red
chinese yam
chinese wood oil
indo-chinese
chinese date
chinese jujube
chinese anise
chinese indigo
chinese holly
indo-do-chinese languages
chinese black mushroom
chinese cork oak
chinese lacquer tree
chinese paper
chinese mustard
chinese pepper
chinese elm
chinese mushroom
chinese silk plant
chinese exclusion act
chinese lantern plant
chinese rhubarb
chinese privet
chinese gooseberry
chinese
\chi"nese"\ (?), a. of or pertaining to china; peculiar to china.
chinese
paper. see india paper, under india.
chinese
wax, a snowy-white, waxlike substance brought from china. it is the bleached secretion of certain insects of the family coccid? especially coccus sinensis.
chinese
\chi*nese"\, n. sing. & pl.
1. a native or natives of china, or one of that yellow race with oblique eyelids who live principally in china.
2. sing. the language of china, which is monosyllabic.
note: chineses was used as a plural by the contemporaries of shakespeare and milton.
similar words(29)
purple chinese houses
chinese wistaria
chinese windlass
chinese chippendale
chinese wax
chinese-red
chinese yam
chinese wood oil
indo-chinese
chinese date
chinese jujube
chinese anise
chinese indigo
chinese holly
indo-do-chinese languages
chinese black mushroom
chinese cork oak
chinese lacquer tree
chinese paper
chinese mustard
chinese pepper
chinese elm
chinese mushroom
chinese silk plant
chinese exclusion act
chinese lantern plant
chinese rhubarb
chinese privet
chinese gooseberry
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
Chinese
Chinese language: Sínis
Chinese language: Sínis
| JM Languages |
CANTONESE
Cantonese is a major dialect group or language of the Chinese language a member of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages.
Cantonese is a major dialect group or language of the Chinese language a member of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages.
MANDARIN
Mandarin (standard Chinese) is the official language of China.
The language is: Mandarin
Chinese Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Phobia |
Sinophobia
Fear of Chinese, Chinese culture
Fear of Chinese, Chinese culture
Chinese Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Chinese
Chinese refers to anything pertaining to China. Specifically, it may refer to:
- Chinese people, people of Chinese ethnicity and/or nationality
- Zhonghua minzu, the supra-ethnic Chinese nationality
- Han Chinese, the dominant ethnic group in China
- Ethnic minorities in China, the non-Han Chinese population in mainland China and Taiwan
- Overseas Chinese, people of Chinese ancestry who live outside China
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