plural Chinese
1
a
: a native or inhabitant of China
b
: a person of Chinese descent
2
: a group of related languages used by the people of China that are often mutually unintelligible in their spoken form but share a single system of writing and that constitute a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family
especially
: mandarin
Chinese
adjective
Examples of Chinese in a Sentence
the customs of the Chinese
He is learning to speak Chinese.
Recent Examples on the Web
The assumption that Chinese Americans or Chinese migrants with access to technical and scientific information must be using it on behalf of China has not declined in the last three decades.
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Meredith Oyen / Made By History, TIME, 13 Aug. 2024
Taiwan competes at the Olympics as Chinese Taipei to avoid objections from China, whose ruling Communist Party claims the democratically governed island as its own territory despite having never controlled it.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 12 Aug. 2024
Lin Yu-ting, representing Chinese Taipei, who will compete for gold in the featherweight division tomorrow.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2024
But in recent years, Chinese EV brands have risen in popularity, thanks to Thai government subsidies for consumers buying EVs.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune Asia, 8 Aug. 2024
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Meredith Oyen / Made By History, TIME, 13 Aug. 2024
Taiwan competes at the Olympics as Chinese Taipei to avoid objections from China, whose ruling Communist Party claims the democratically governed island as its own territory despite having never controlled it.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 12 Aug. 2024
Lin Yu-ting, representing Chinese Taipei, who will compete for gold in the featherweight division tomorrow.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2024
But in recent years, Chinese EV brands have risen in popularity, thanks to Thai government subsidies for consumers buying EVs.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune Asia, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Chinese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chinese. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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