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Chinese properNoun

  /t͡ʃaɪˈniːz/ , /ˈt͡ʃaɪniːz/ , /ˈt͡ʃaɪˌniz/ , /ˈt͡ʃʌɪˌniz/ , /ˌt͡ʃaɪˈniz/ , /ˌt͡ʃʌɪˈniz/ , [ˈt͡ʃəɪˌniˑz] , [ˌt͡ʃəɪˈniːz]
  • (uncountable) The branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family including Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghainese, Southern Min, and other closely related language varieties and dialects.
 中国語
  • (uncountable, collective) The citizens of China, particularly citizens of the People's Republic of China.
 中国語, 中国人

Chinese adjective

  /t͡ʃaɪˈniːz/ , /ˈt͡ʃaɪniːz/ , /ˈt͡ʃaɪˌniz/ , /ˈt͡ʃʌɪˌniz/ , /ˌt͡ʃaɪˈniz/ , /ˌt͡ʃʌɪˈniz/ , [ˈt͡ʃəɪˌniˑz] , [ˌt͡ʃəɪˈniːz]
  • 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.
 中国, 中, 中華

Chinese noun

  /t͡ʃaɪˈniːz/ , /ˈt͡ʃaɪniːz/ , /ˈt͡ʃaɪˌniz/ , /ˈt͡ʃʌɪˌniz/ , /ˌt͡ʃaɪˈniz/ , /ˌt͡ʃʌɪˈniz/ , [ˈt͡ʃəɪˌniˑz] , [ˌt͡ʃəɪˈniːz]
  • (countable, chiefly, in the plural) A person/people from China or of Chinese descent.
 中国人, 中国語
  • (UK, countable, colloquial) Ellipsis of Chinese meal (“meal consisting of Chinese cuisine”).
  • (UK, countable, colloquial) Ellipsis of Chinese restaurant (“restaurant serving Chinese cuisine”).
 中華料理
Chinese New Year
旧正月, 春節
Classical Chinese
漢文
Chinese character
漢字
Han Chinese
漢人, 漢族, 漢民族
Chinese lantern
提灯, 灯篭
Chinese dragon
竜
overseas Chinese
華僑
Chinese numeral
漢数字
Chinese olive
橄欖
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