Chinese
See also: chinese
Chinese - English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /t͡ʃaɪˈniːz/; (sometimes) IPA: /ˈt͡ʃaɪniːz/
- (US) IPA: /ˌt͡ʃaɪˈniz/; (sometimes) IPA: /ˈt͡ʃaɪˌniz/
Adjective
Chinese (not generally comparable, comparative more Chinese, superlative most Chinese)
- Of, from, or related to China, particularly now the People's Republic of China.
- China has been led by the Chinese Communist Party since 1949.
- 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.
- 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.
- (in phrases, sometimes offensive) As exotic, unusual, backwards, or unorganized as someone or something from China.
- (of film and video lighting, offensive, dated) Having barn doors with a horizontal orientation.
- Coordinate term: English
Synonyms
Derived terms
- Chinese-balance
- Chinese-capstan
- Chinese-eyed
- Chinese abacus
- Chinese ace
- Chinese alchemy
- Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)
- Chinese American
- Chinese angelica (Angelica sinensis)
- Chinese angelica tree (Aralia chinensis)
- Chinese anise (Illicium verum)
- Chinese arborvitae (Platycladus orientalis)
- Chinese Army technique
- Chinese artichoke (Stachys affinis)
- Chinese aster (China aster, Callistephus chinensis)
- Chinese auction
- Chinese auricular therapy
- Chinese Australian
- Chinese bamboo partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus)
- Chinese bamboo torture
- Chinese banyan (Ficus microcarpa)
- Chinese barbecue sauce
- Chinese BASIC
- Chinese bayberry (Myrica rubra ⇒ Morella rubra)
- Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
- Chinese bird spider (Haplopelma)
- Chinese blackjack
- Chinese black mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
- Chinese block
- Chinese blue
- Chinese boxes
- Chinese Brazilian
- Chinese British
- Chinese Briton
- Chinese broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra)
- Chinese brown sauce
- Chinese burn
- Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa varieties)
- Chinese calendar
- Chinese Cambodian
- Chinese Canadian
- Chinese canonical texts
- Chinese catfish (Clarias fuscus)
- Chinese Cayman Islander
- Chinese cedar (Toona sinensis)
- Chinese celery (Apium graveolens var. secalinum)
- Chinese celery cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis)
- Chinese character
- Chinese character encoding
- Chinese chard (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis)
- Chinese checkers, Chinese chequers
- Chinese cherry (Prunus spp.)
- Chinese chess
- Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima)
- Chinese chicken salad
- Chinese chikwando
- Chinese Chippendale
- Chinese chives (Allium tuberosum)
- Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia)
- Chinese classic texts
- Chinese copy
- Chinese cork oak (Quercus variabilis)
- Chinese crab (Malus prunifolia)
- Chinese crescent
- Chinese Crested
- Chinese Crested Dog
- Chinese crested tern (Thalasseus bernsteini)
- Chinese crocodile lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus)
- Chinese Cuban
- Chinese cucumber (Trichosanthes kirilowii)
- Chinese cut
- Chinese date (Ziziphus jujuba)
- Chinese deity
- Chinese desert cat (Felis bieti)
- Chinese dormouse (Chaetocauda sichuanensis)
- Chinese dragon
- Chinese egg gooseberry (Actinidia coriacea)
- Chinese egg noodles
- Chinese eggplant (Solanum melongena varieties)
- Chinese egret (Egretta eulophotes)
- Chinese eight-ball
- Chinese elder (Sambucus javanica)
- Chinese elm (Ulmus parvifolia)
- Chinese Empire
- Chinese energetic technique
- Chinese English pidgin
- Chinese evergreen (Aglaonema)
- Chinese evergreen magnolia (Magnolia delavayi)
- Chinese exclusion
- Chinese export porcelain
- Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis)
- Chinese farmer
- Chinese federalism
- Chinese fighting stick
- Chinese figwort (Scrophularia ningpoensis)
- Chinese Filipino
- Chinese finger cuffs
- Chinese finger prison
- Chinese finger trap
- Chinese fire
- Chinese fire belly newt (Cynops orientalis ⇒ Hypselotriton orientalis)
- Chinese fire drill
- Chinese firepot
- Chinese firewall
- Chinese fishing nets
- Chinese five-spice powder
- Chinese five spice
- Chinese flycatcher (Ficedula elisae)
- Chinese food therapy
- Chinese forget-me-not (Cynoglossum amabile)
- Chinese fried rice
- Chinese frog
- Chinese fuseki
- Chinese gall (Rhus chinensis)
- Chinese garden
- Chinese gelatin, Chinese gelatine
- Chinese geomancy
- Chinese ginger (Boesenbergia rotunda)
- Chinese glue
- Chinese goldthread (Coptis chinensis)
- Chinese gong
- Chinese goose (Anser cygnoides)
- Chinese gooseberry (Actinidia spp., esp. Actinidia chinensis and Actinidia deliciosa)
- Chinese goshawk (Accipiter soloensis)
- Chinese grapefruit (Citrus maxima)
- Chinese grass (Boehmeria nivea (ramie))
- Chinese gybe
- Chinese hackberry (Celtis sinensis)
- Chinese hamster (Cricetulus griseus)
- Chinese hand analysis
- Chinese handball
- Chinese handcuffs
- Chinese head tax
- Chinese hedge
- Chinese herbal medicine
- Chinese herb tea
- Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
- Chinese holly (Ilex cornuta)
- Chinese honey bee (Apis cerana)
- Chinese house church
- Chinese hypothesis
- Chinese indigo (Isatis indigotica ⇒ Isatis tinctoria)
- Chinese Indonesian
- Chinese ink
- Chinese isinglass
- Chinese jujube (Ziziphus jujuba)
- Chinese jump rope
- Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
- Chinese kale (Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra)
- Chinese keys (Boesenbergia rotunda)
- Chinese Korean
- Chinese lacquer
- Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum)
- Chinese lantern, including Alkekengi officinarum (syn. Physalis alkekengi)
- Chinese lantern plant (Alkekengi officinarum, syn. Physalis alkekengi)
- Chinese laundry
- Chinese layering
- Chinese leaf, Chinese leaves (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis)
- Chinese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus yunnanensis)
- Chinese lettuce (Lactuca sativa cultivars)
- Chinese linking rings
- Chinese little bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis)
- Chinese liver fluke (Clonorchis sinensis)
- Chinese long bean (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis)
- Chinese lug
- Chinesely
- Chinese magnolia (Magnolia coco)
- Chinese mantis (Tenodera sinensis)
- Chinese marble
- Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium barbarum)
- Chinese mauritian
- Chinese melon
- Chinese merganser (Mergus squamatus)
- Chinese millet (Setaria italica)
- Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis)
- Chinese molasses
- Chinese mountain cat (Felis bieti)
- Chinese mulberry
- Chinese mushroom
- Chinese mustard, Chinese mustard cabbage (Brassica juncea)
- Chinese National Standard
- Chinese New Year
- Chinese noodles
- Chinese number gesture
- Chinese numeral
- Chinese okra, Chinese okra squash (Luffa acutangula)
- Chinese opening
- Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius)
- Chinese painted quail (Coturnix chinensis ⇒ Excalfactoria chinensis)
- Chinese paper
- Chinese parasol, Chinese parasol tree (Firmiana simplex)
- Chinese parsley (Coriandrum sativum)
- Chinese pavilion
- Chinese pear (Pyrus pyrifolia)
- Chinese pea tree (Caragana arborescens)
- Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora)
- Chinese pepper (Zanthoxylum spp.)
- Chinese Peruvian
- Chinese pheasant
- Chinese phoenix
- Chinese Pidgin English
- Chinese pistache (Pistacia chinensis)
- Chinese pitcher-plant (Nepenthes mirabilis)
- Chinese plum
- Chinese poker
- Chinese pond heron (Ardeola bacchus)
- Chinese portrait
- Chinese postman problem
- Chinese potato (Coleus rotundifolius, syn. Plectranthus rotundifolius)
- Chinese primrose (Primula sinensis)
- Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense)
- Chinese Proficiency Test
- Chinese Puerto Rican
- Chinese puzzle
- Chinese quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis)
- Chinese radish Raphanus sativus var. niger ⇒ Raphanus sativus var. sativus)
- Chinese red
- Chinese red date (Ziziphus jujuba)
- Chinese red head, Chinese red-headed centipede (Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans)
- Chinese red pine
- Chinese red vinegar
- Chinese remainder theorem
- Chinese restaurant process
- Chinese restaurant syndrome
- Chinese Revolution
- Chinese rhubarb (Rheum palmatum, Rheum officinale)
- Chinese rice wine
- Chinese rings
- Chinese river crab (Eriocheir sinensis)
- Chinese river dolphin (†Lipotes vexillifer)
- Chinese room
- Chinese room argument
- Chinese rose (Rosa chinensis)
- Chinese rosewood (Dalbergia odorifera)
- Chinese sacred lily (Narcissus tazetta)
- Chinese sausage
- Chinese scholar's rocks
- Chinese scholar tree (Styphnolobium japonicum)
- Chinese seal
- Chinese senna (Senna obtusifolia)
- Chinese Shan
- Chinese Shar Pei
- Chinese silk plant (Boehmeria nivea (ramie))
- Chinese silver
- Chinese silver panda
- Chinese slipper
- Chinese snowball (Viburnum macrocephalum)
- Chinese soup spoon
- Chinese Soviet Republic
- Chinese spinach
- Chinese splits
- Chinese spotbill (Anas poecilorhyncha zonorhyncha ⇒ Anas zonorhyncha)
- Chinese squeeze
- Chinese steamed bun
- Chinese steamed eggs
- Chinese strawberry tree (Myrica rubra ⇒ Morella rubra)
- Chinese striped hamster (Cricetulus barabensis)
- Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis)
- Chinese style name
- Chinese sugarcane (Saccharum sinense)
- Chinese swordfish (Psephurus gladius)
- Chinese tag
- Chinese Taipei
- Chinese take-out
- Chinese takeaway
- Chinese tallow tree (Triadica sebifera)
- Chinese temple block
- Chinese tickle torture
- Chinese tobacco
- Chinese toe cuffs
- Chinese tour
- Chinese truffle (Tuber sinense)
- Chinese trumpet creeper, Chinese trumpet vine (Campsis grandiflora)
- Chinese tulip tree (Liriodendron chinense)
- Chinese tumbler
- Chinese Turkestan
- Chinese turnip (Pachyrhizus erosus)
- Chinese Valentine's Day
- Chinese vampire
- Chinese varnish
- Chinese vermilion
- Chinese Vietnamese
- Chinese Wall
- Chinese wall doctrine
- Chinese water-lily
- Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis)
- Chinese water deer (Hydropotes inermis inermis)
- Chinese water dragon (Physignathus cocincinus)
- Chinese watermelon (Benincasa hispida)
- Chinese water therapy
- Chinese water torture
- Chinese wax
- Chinese wheat noodles
- Chinese wheel
- Chinese whispers
- Chinese white
- Chinese white cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis)
- Chinese white dolphin (Sousa chinensis)
- Chinese white pear (Pyrus ×bretschneideri)
- Chinese white pine (Pinus armandii)
- Chinese wildman
- Chinese willow (Salix matsudana)
- Chinese windlass
- Chinese windmill palm (Trachycarpus fortunei)
- Chinese winter squash
- Chinese wistaria, Chinese wisteria (Wisteria sinensis)
- Chinese wolfberry (Lycium barbarum, Lycium chinense)
- Chinese wood block
- Chinese wood oil
- Chinese yam (Dioscorea opposita ⇒ Dioscorea polystchya)
- Chinese yellow
- Chinese yew
- Chinese yo-yo
- Chinese zither
- Chinese zodiac
Translations
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Proper noun
Chinese
- (uncountable, collective) The citizens of China, particularly citizens of the People's Republic of China.
- The Chinese have an incredible history.
- (uncountable, collective) The Han Chinese, whether in China or overseas.
- The Chinese are present in all parts of the world.
- (uncountable) The Standard Chinese language, written in Chinese characters and spoken and spelled using Standard Mandarin pronunciation.
- (uncountable) The branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family including Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghainese, Minnan, and other closely related language varieties and dialects.
- Suzhounese and Hakka are lesser-known varieties of Chinese.
- (uncountable) The logographic writing system shared by most Sinitic languages.
- Hong Kong still uses traditional Chinese.
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Noun
Chinese (countable and uncountable, plural Chinese or Chineses)
- (countable) A person from China or of Chinese descent.
- (uncountable) Chinese cuisine.
- Please don't eat the Chinese. I'm saving it for later.
- (UK, countable, informal) A meal consisting of Chinese cuisine.
- We're going out tonight for a Chinese.
Usage notes
As with other nationalities formed with -ese, the countable singular noun in reference to a person (as in "I am a Chinese", "writing about Chinese cuisine as a Chinese") is uncommon and often taken as incorrect. In its place, the adjective is used, by itself (as in "I am Chinese") or with a word like person, man, or woman ("writing about Chinese cuisine as a Chinese person"). However, it is rather frequent in East Asia as a translation for the demonym of the country written 中國人／中国人 (Zhōngguórén) (lit. person from China) in Chinese or 中国人 (chūgokujin) in Japanese. The ethnicity is referred to differently by different people, notably 華人／华人 (Huárén) or 漢人／汉人 (Hànrén)
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Anagrams
Chinese - Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ʃiˈneː.sə/
- Hyphenation: Chi‧ne‧se
Noun
Chinese f (plural Chinesen, masculine Chinees)
- woman from China
Related terms
Adjective
Chinese
- Inflected form of Chinees
Anagrams
Chinese - German
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Chi‧ne‧se
Noun
Chinese m (weak, genitive Chinesen, plural Chinesen)
Declension
Derived terms
- Chinesin f (female person from China)