chinese
IPA: tʃaɪnˈiz
Root Word: Chinese
noun
- (uncountable, collective) The citizens of China, particularly citizens of the People's Republic of China.
- (uncountable, collective) The Han Chinese, whether in China or overseas.
- (uncountable) The Standard Chinese language, written in Chinese characters and spoken and spelled using Standard Mandarin pronunciation.
- (uncountable) The branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family including Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghainese, Minnan, and other closely related language varieties and dialects.
- (uncountable) The logographic writing system shared by most Sinitic languages.
- (countable, chiefly in the plural) A person/people from China or of Chinese descent.
- (uncountable) Chinese cuisine.
- (UK, countable, informal) A meal consisting of Chinese cuisine.
adjective
- Of, from, or related to China, particularly now the People's Republic of China.
- Of, from, or related to the people of China, particularly the Han Chinese and their culture whether in China or overseas.
- 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.
- (in phrases, sometimes offensive) As exotic, unusual, backwards, or unorganized as someone or something from China.
- (of film and video lighting, offensive, dated) Having barn doors with a horizontal orientation.
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Examples of "chinese" in Sentences
- November 06, 2007 9: 16 AM zitzat said ... arey yaar! chili chinese is funky.
- I love them in chinese dishes or thinly sliced and deep-fried to make lotus chips.
- It was my grandma's idea because I can never write my name in chinese, so it would serve as a reference.
- I read it (in chinese) last year before going into army, because it is one of materials in military tests.
- I think that all Holdren was saying is that (granted my own interpretation) at this pace the only way to send astronauts anywhere will be in chinese spacecraft.
- Tuesday, 04 November, 2008 hey the blog is in chinese language when i click one of the character name link it doent come out the download of the template .. can you please help me .. thank you!!
- March 02, 2008 4: 51 AM sowmya said ... my mouth is watering looking at the picture itself .. have used spring onions in chinese fried rice and noodles and salads. .yours is such a good idea. .will surely do this way next time
- While the front view of the chair appears like a bamboo tunnel at the base, the side vieW is similar to the chinese character which denotes ‘a noble man’ – in chinese literature and philosophy, bamboo has been a symbol of a noble man.
- Except maybe the eddie murphy one, so much charisma wasted to lame comedy. twispious on May 5, 2008 ummmmm you lost respect for Jet Li cause he was the Monkey King? that's probably the lamest reason for disliking someone ever … considering how important of a character the Monkey King is in chinese culture most actors would probably jump at the chance to play him in a good movie … which Forbidden Kingdom was.
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