China
A Chinese personA Chinese person.
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» China is rich in natural resources.
China ist reich an natürlichen Ressourcen. — MUIRIEL
China ist reich an Bodenschätzen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Китай богат природными ресурсами. — Wadimiy
Китай багатий на природні ресурси. — deniko
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1 senses(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A Chinese person.
- high quality porcelain originally made only in China
- a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
- dishware made of high quality porcelain
- a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao Zedong
Examples
1156 sentencesChina is rich in natural resources.
Китай багатий на природні ресурси. — deniko
ruКитай богат природными ресурсами. — Wadimiy
deChina ist reich an natürlichen Ressourcen. — MUIRIEL
China is much larger than Japan.
Китай набагато більший за Японію. — Internecivus
ruКитай гораздо больше Японии. — FeuDRenais
deChina ist viel größer als Japan. — MUIRIEL
China is a huge country.
Китай — величезна країна. — deniko
ruКитай — огромная страна. — odexed
deChina ist ein riesiges Land. — Chris
I came to Japan from China.
Я приїхав у Японію з Китаю. — Internecivus
ruЯ приехал в Японию из Китая. — Wezel
deNach Japan kam ich von China aus. — Dejo
My father has gone to China.
Мій батько поїхав до Китаю. — deniko
ruМой отец поехал в Китай. — Balamax
deMein Vater ist nach China gegangen. — Huluk
Origin
From Portuguese China, from possibly Venetan Cina probably under influence from Old FrenchFrom Portuguese China, from possibly Venetan Cina probably under influence from Old French Chin, from Classical Persian چین (čīn) under influence from Medieval Latin Sīna (“China”), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (Čīn, “China”), from Sanskrit चीन (cīna, “the Chinese; China”) of uncertain etymology. It is usually thought to be derived from Chinese 秦 (Qín) (sm Qín, mc d͡zin, oc *dziŋ, "Qin"), the westernmost ancient Chinese state, but other theories have been proposed, including derivation from 晉 /晋 (jìn) (sm Jìn, mc t͡sinh, oc *tsiŋh, "Jin"), another important ancient state; 荊 /荆 (jīng) (sm Jīng, mc kɹaŋ, oc *kreŋ, "Chu"), the southernmost ancient Chinese state; or Zina, the endonym of the people of the Yelang kingdom. See "Names of China" and "Chinas" at Wikipedia. As a female name, usually derived via china (“porcelain”) and china doll, ultimately from the same source.
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Forms
plural: ChinasSynonyms
9 synonyms- a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world:People-ap-s Republic of Chinamainland ChinaCommunist ChinaRed ChinaCathay
- dishware made of high quality porcelain:chinaware
- a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao Zedong:TaiwanNationalist ChinaRepublic of China
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.