chinese
adjective
1. of or pertaining to China or its peoples or cultures
- Chinese food
2. of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language
noun
1. any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
Definition categories: communication, sinitic
2. a native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China
Definition categories: person, asian, asiatic
Sentences with chinese as a noun:
- The Chinese have an incredible history.
- The Chinese are present in all parts of the world.
- The place was empty till two Chinese walked in.
- We're going out tonight for a Chinese.
- Please don't eat the Chinese ... I'm saving it for later.