A2adjective · frequent

Chinese

Chinese · more Chinese · most Chinese

китайський

китайский, ханьский

chinesisch

Of, from, or related to China, particularly now the People's Republic of ChinaOf, from, or related to China, particularly now the People's Republic of China.

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UK/t͡ʃaɪˈniːz/US/ˌt͡ʃaɪˈniz/

» He can speak Chinese a little.

Er kann ein bisschen Chinesisch sprechen.

Він трохи говорить китайською.

Meaning

6 senses

(not comparable, usually)Of, from, or related to China, particularly now the People's Republic of China.
China has been ruled by the Chinese Communist Party since 1949.
chinesisch
кита́йскийkitájskij, ха́ньскийxánʹskij
кита́йськийkytájsʹkyj
(not comparable, usually)Of, from, or related to the people of China, particularly the Han Chinese and their culture whether in China or overseas.
Important Chinese holidays celebrated around the world include the Chinese New Year ("Spring Festival"), Tomb Sweeping Day, and the Mid-Autumn Festival.
(not comparable, usually)Of, from, or related to a language native to Han Chinese persons, often used generally of Chinese characters or particularly to refer to Standard Mandarin.
There are four Chinese tones... five, if you count the neutral one.
(not comparable, offensive, sometimes, usually)As exotic, unusual, backwards, or unorganized as someone or something from China.
It's all Chinese to me.
(not comparable, offensive, sometimes, usually)Used with a noun to indicate a referent different from, and seemingly more exotic or unusual than, the base noun's referent.
Chinese apple, Chinese checkers, Chinese snooker
(dated, not comparable, offensive, usually)Having barn doors with a horizontal orientation.

More definitions

of or pertaining to China or its peoples or cultures
of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language

Examples

1258 sentences

He can speak Chinese a little.
Він трохи говорить китайською. — miketheknight
deEr kann ein bisschen Chinesisch sprechen. — anndiana
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Let's go to a Chinese restaurant.
Ходімо до китайського ресторану. — deniko
ruДавай пойдём в китайский ресторан. — odexed
deLass uns in ein chinesisches Restaurant gehen. — Zahia_Ntmazirt
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Does Tom still like Chinese food?
Том все ще любить китайську їжу? — deniko
ruТому ещё не разонравилась китайская еда? — odexed
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What do Chinese people have for breakfast?
Що китайці їдять на сніданок? — ascolto
ruЧто китайцы едят на завтрак? — Selena777
deWas essen Chinesen zum Frühstück? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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How many Chinese friends do you have?
Скільки у тебе друзів-китайців? — deniko
ruСколько у тебя друзей-китайцев? — Avelesy
deWie viele chinesische Freunde hast du? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

of, from, or relating to China, its people, its culture, or its language:

Русский

By meaning 1

of, from, or relating to China, its people, its culture, or its language:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

of, from, or relating to China, its people, its culture, or its language:

Origin

From China + -ese under influence of Portuguese chinês, replacing older Chinish. Doublet o

From China + -ese under influence of Portuguese chinês, replacing older Chinish. Doublet of chinois. In its orientalist sense of "generically exotic, backwards, or poorly organized", sometimes a deliberate marketing strategy to increase sales, as with the German Chinese checkers. In its sense related to the orientation of stage lighting's barn doors, a reference to a supposed resemblance to East Asian eyes.

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