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
Speaking of the Padres, figuring them out has proved as tricky as mastering Mandarin Chinese.
—
Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2024
At the Hollywood premiere of their film Speed at Mann's Chinese Theatre in 1994, Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves looked oh-so-'90s in the best possible way.
—Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
Real-Time Language Translation Demo: An in-game character handles real-time translation of Chinese to English and generatively answers questions on the fly based on an LLM.
—John Burek, PCMAG, 10 June 2024
Spiker was joined at a press conference Monday by Angela Harris, a second-grade teacher at Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language and chair of the local Black Educators Caucus.
—Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 10 June 2024
The way, say, that Chinese Communist Leader Mao Zedong unleashed the calamitous social and political chaos of the Cultural Revolution to destroy his enemies and reassert his own control over the Communist Party.
—Michiko Kakutani, TIME, 6 June 2024
The 81-year-old rock icon attended the LA premiere at TCL’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood on May 21st, flanked by his children and bandmates.
—Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
The tour features diverse local cuisines ranging from Chinese to Mexican and Filipino food.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
For example, when riots in Indonesia triggered by the Asian financial crisis gave rise to racial violence against Chinese Indonesians, Chinese hackers targeted Indonesian government websites.
—Christopher K. Tong, The Conversation, 31 May 2024
Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2024
At the Hollywood premiere of their film Speed at Mann's Chinese Theatre in 1994, Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves looked oh-so-'90s in the best possible way.
—Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
Real-Time Language Translation Demo: An in-game character handles real-time translation of Chinese to English and generatively answers questions on the fly based on an LLM.
—John Burek, PCMAG, 10 June 2024
Spiker was joined at a press conference Monday by Angela Harris, a second-grade teacher at Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language and chair of the local Black Educators Caucus.
—Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 10 June 2024
The way, say, that Chinese Communist Leader Mao Zedong unleashed the calamitous social and political chaos of the Cultural Revolution to destroy his enemies and reassert his own control over the Communist Party.
—Michiko Kakutani, TIME, 6 June 2024
The 81-year-old rock icon attended the LA premiere at TCL’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood on May 21st, flanked by his children and bandmates.
—Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
The tour features diverse local cuisines ranging from Chinese to Mexican and Filipino food.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
For example, when riots in Indonesia triggered by the Asian financial crisis gave rise to racial violence against Chinese Indonesians, Chinese hackers targeted Indonesian government websites.
—Christopher K. Tong, The Conversation, 31 May 2024
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“Chinese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chinese. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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