Chinese

Word parts

China + -ese

Pronunciation

• enPR: chī-nēzʹ, IPA ^(key): /tʃaɪˈniːz/
• SAMPA: /tSaI"ni:z/

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Adjective

Positive Chinese

Comparative more Chinese

Superlative most Chinese

Lisa Ling (an American journalist and writer) is Chinese.

1. If something is Chinese, it comes from China.

   Many Chinese goods are sold in the U.S.

   We had a Chinese girl in our class.

   Australia has a large population of overseas Chinese people.

2. If something is Chinese, it is typical of China.

   I like Chinese food.

Noun

Singular Chinese

Plural Chinese

1. (countable) A person from China or of Chinese descent.

Proper noun

Proper noun Chinese

1. Chinese is any of the languages (ways people talk) in China.

   Mandarin, Hokkien, and Cantonese are forms of Chinese.