Main Entry:

Chi·nese

Pronunciation:

\chī-ˈnēz, -ˈnēs\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural Chinese

Date:

1606

1 a: a native or inhabitant of China b: a person of Chinese descent2: 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