Chinese
Chi·nese
noun \chī-ˈnēz, -ˈnēs\ plural Chinese
Definition of 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
- the customs of the Chinese
- He is learning to speak Chinese.
First Known Use of CHINESE
1606
Rhymes with CHINESE
Andes, appease, Aries, at ease, bee's knees, Belize, Bernese, big cheese, blue cheese, brain freeze, Burmese, camise, Castries, cerise, chemise, deep-freeze, degrease, disease, displease, disseise, en prise, fasces, fauces, Ganges, headcheese, heartsease, Hermes, jack cheese, Maltese, marquise, menses, nates, quick-freeze, Ramses, reprise, sea breeze, soubise, striptease, strong breeze, Swiss cheese, Thales, unease, unfreeze
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