Chinese
- noun
- /ˈtʃaɪniːz/
- Many Chinese celebrate the Lunar New Year with family gatherings and feasts.
They could be black, they could be Viet, Chinese, white, Asian, German.
- They could be black, they could be Viet, Chinese, white, Asian, German.
- Yes, that that first one with the Chinese go like she was young.
- You know, the, the Chinese and our, our great rivals.
- And that is how every Chinese got identity.
- And, you know, their problem is, is the Chinese won't give them their patterns.
Examples
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So my conclusion is very simple, We Chinese fight for our freedom.
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I think you'll discover that Chinese are warm and generous.
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This is the first recognition of the Chinese railroad workers.
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That befuddlement is not because the Chinese people are hard to read.
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Why should we care whether the company that manufactures goods in China is "American" or "Chinese"?
Blog text (8) -
Tanaka is Japanese, Wang is Chinese, Kim is Korean.
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Surveys over the course of several decades show the portion of the population viewing itself as "Taiwanese" is growing and the portion thinking of itself as "Chinese" is shrinking, with the number self-identifying as Taiwanese now at a historic high.
Academic text (2015) -
The Chinese community in San Francisco hosts a vibrant parade every year.
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As a student of culture, I am eager to learn more about traditional Chinese practices.
Synonyms
A person from China or of Chinese family background
Idioms
- Offensive
A person who has many chins because they gained weight
Compounds
A board game on a star with six points where players move marbles to the opposite point
The main form of Chinese spoken in Beijing and used as China's official language
A 1911 revolution that ended the Qing dynasty and created the Republic of China
A fast-growing tree from Asia with small leaves often planted for shade or as a garden tree
- Jargon
A rule to keep people in different teams from sharing secret information to avoid conflicts of interest
A vegetable with long pale green leaves and thick white stalks used in Asian cooking
A group of symptoms like headache and tingling after eating food with MSG
- Offensive
A game where people whisper a message along a line and it often changes
A dish of cooked rice quickly fried with egg, green onions and meat or shrimp
A small tree from China and Japan that makes a poisonous sap used to make a hard shiny coating
A plant with bright orange, papery, lantern-shaped coverings around its small fruit
- Specialized
A small alligator that lives in China's Yangtze valley and has toes without webbing
A mushroom from East Asia used in cooking with a dark cap and a tough, inedible stem
A dark, salty sauce made with soy sauce and broth and used on Chinese dishes
A plant with large green or patterned leaves that grows well in low light indoors
- Specialized
A large freshwater fish from the Yangtze River with a long paddle-shaped snout
- Specialized
A tree from Asia with large maple-like leaves, yellow-green flower clusters, and seed pods that look like leaves
A shrub from northern China with dark green shiny leaves and pale yellow flowers grown in gardens
A small flowering plant from China that people grow in gardens for its bright flowers
An evergreen shrub or small tree with pointed leaves and white flowers often grown in gardens
A tree that loses its leaves and has dark green leaf groups and creamy-white fragrant flowers
A tree from China and Japan that loses its leaves and has dark green leaves and fragrant white flower clusters
A tall plant from tropical Asia that people grow for strong fiber like flax from its woody stems
A slow, very annoying experience that makes you feel anxious, like drops falling again and again
- Specialized
A strong white paint used to make colours lighter in paintings and drawings
A leafy vegetable with white stalks and dark green leaves used in Asian cooking
- Specialized
A yellow liquid from tung tree seeds that dries quickly and protects wood
A California plant with white and pale purple flowers that grow in rings around the stem like a small tower
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Chinese as a noun comes from the country name China, which goes back to Qin, a ruling family whose name was said like 'Chin'. So a Chinese is a person 'from China'.