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.
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The 28 cultures represented will range from Assyrian to Tibetan, German to
Kurdish, Polish to Pakistani, Cameroonian to Chinese, and many more.
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Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
After discovering a short documentary about the Mississippi Delta Chinese, Coogler connected with the filmmaker, Dolly Li, to be a consultant on Sinners.
—Erika Hayasaki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
In 2020 Li Keqiang, then the premier, said the foreign trade sector, directly or indirectly, accounted for the employment of 180 million Chinese.
—Li Yuan, New York Times, 13 May 2025
However, heavy reliance on external, particularly Chinese, financing could derail the project.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
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Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
After discovering a short documentary about the Mississippi Delta Chinese, Coogler connected with the filmmaker, Dolly Li, to be a consultant on Sinners.
—Erika Hayasaki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
In 2020 Li Keqiang, then the premier, said the foreign trade sector, directly or indirectly, accounted for the employment of 180 million Chinese.
—Li Yuan, New York Times, 13 May 2025
However, heavy reliance on external, particularly Chinese, financing could derail the project.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for Chinese
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“Chinese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chinese. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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