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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.
kinesiska, kinesiskt språk, kinesisk
  • (uncountable, collective) The citizens of China, particularly citizens of the People's Republic of China.
kinesiska, kineser

Chinese noun

  /t͡ʃaɪˈniːz/ , /ˈt͡ʃaɪniːz/ , /ˈt͡ʃaɪˌniz/ , /ˈt͡ʃʌɪˌniz/ , /ˌt͡ʃaɪˈniz/ , /ˌt͡ʃʌɪˈniz/ , [ˈt͡ʃəɪˌniˑz] , [ˌt͡ʃəɪˈniːz]
  • (countable, chiefly, in the plural) A person/people from China or of Chinese descent.
kinesiska, kines
  • (UK, countable, colloquial) Ellipsis of Chinese meal (“meal consisting of Chinese cuisine”).
  • (UK, countable, colloquial) Ellipsis of Chinese restaurant (“restaurant serving Chinese cuisine”).
kinakäk, kinamat

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.
kinesisk, kinesiska
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