Chinese
WordNet
adjective
(1) Of or pertaining to China or its peoples or cultures
"Chinese food"
(2) Of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language
"The Taiwanese capital is Taipeh"
noun
(3) 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
(4) A native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The class of Sino-Tibetan dialects including Mandarin, Wu, Cantonese, Min Nan and others. Abbreviation: Chin or Chin.
- The logographic writing system shared by this language family.
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- Hong Kong uses traditional Chinese.
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- Mandarin, the main language spoken in China.
- The people of China.
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- The Chinese have an incredible history.
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- All people of Chinese descent or self-identity
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- The Chinese are present in all parts of the world.
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- A person born in China.
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- The place was empty till two Chinese walked in.
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- A Chinese meal.
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- We're going out tonight for a Chinese.
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- Chinese food.
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- Do you care for Chinese tonight?
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Synonyms
Chinese language Chinese writing system Mandarin, Mandarin Chinese Chinese people Chinaman (of a man only; now considered offensive), Chinee (archaic, informal), Chink (person or people who comes from China or its descent; ethinic slur; derogatory) Chinese meal Chinese foodRelated terms
- China
- Chinean, Chinian
- Chinish
- Sineish, Sinish
- chinesery
- Chinesian
Adjective
- Of China, its languages or people
- Unexpected, as used in the phrases Chinese whispers, Chinese burn, Chinese auction.