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1. | [ adjective ] (Chinese) of or pertaining to China or its peoples or cultures | |
Examples: | "Chinese food" |
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Related terms: | Taiwan | |
2. | [ noun ] (linguistics,Chinese) 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) | |
Related terms: | Sinitic Min Yue Mandarin Hakka Wu China | |
3. | [ adjective ] of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language | |
Synonyms: | Formosan Taiwanese | |
Examples: | "the Taiwanese capital is Taipeh" |
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Related terms: | Taiwan | |
4. | [ noun ] (Chinese) a native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China | |
Related terms: | Asian mandarin chink boxer China Taiwan | |
Similar spelling: |
Chamness chinos change chance chains chewink chewing Chancey chemise chunk Chung Chong chink Ching Cheng Chang Caines |