chinese

Relating to China, its people, or its language.

• 🇩🇪Zu China, seinem Volk oder seiner Sprache gehörend.

1. Relating to China A1 formal

   Of or pertaining to China, its people, or its culture.

   • She loves Chinese cuisine, especially dumplings.
   • The Chinese New Year is celebrated with fireworks and family gatherings.
   • He is studying Chinese history at university.

   🇩🇪Chinesisch

   Synonyme: han

2. Relating to Taiwan A2 formal

   Of or relating to the island republic on Taiwan (also known as the Republic of China) or its residents or their language.

   • The Chinese language spoken in Taiwan has some differences from that spoken on the mainland.
   • Taiwanese Chinese culture includes unique festivals and traditions.
   • He is learning Chinese from a teacher from Taiwan.

   🇩🇪Taiwan betreffend

   Synonyme: formosantaiwanese

• more chinese comparative form
• most chinese superlative form

Eigenname

A noun referring to a native or inhabitant of China, or any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China that share an ideographic writing system.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das eine Person aus China oder die chinesische Sprache bzw. deren Dialekte bezeichnet.

1. Language B1 formal

   Any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China, often considered dialects of a single language due to a shared ideographic writing system, despite being mutually unintelligible.

   • She is learning Chinese to communicate with her relatives.
   • Mandarin is the most widely spoken form of Chinese.
   • The Chinese writing system uses thousands of characters.

   🇩🇪Chinesisch

   Synonyme: sinitic

2. Person A2 formal

   A native or inhabitant of China, including both Communist China and Nationalist China (Taiwan).

   • He is a Chinese from Beijing.
   • Many Chinese live abroad in communities called Chinatowns.
   • The Chinese have a rich cultural heritage.

   🇩🇪Chinese

• chinese plural form
• chinese' possessive plural form
• chinese's possessive singular form