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- US Pronunciation
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- [chahy-neez, -nees]
- /tʃaɪˈniz, -ˈnis/
- /tʃaɪˈniːz/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [chahy-neez, -nees]
- /tʃaɪˈniz, -ˈnis/
Definitions of chinese word
- adjective chinese Chinese means relating to or belonging to China, or its people, languages, or culture. 3
- countable noun chinese The Chinese are the people who come from China. 3
- uncountable noun chinese The languages that are spoken in China, especially Mandarin, are often referred to as Chinese. 3
- adjective chinese of, relating to, or characteristic of China, its people, or their languages 3
- noun chinese a native or inhabitant of China or a descendant of one 3
- noun chinese any of the languages of China belonging to the Sino-Tibetan family, sometimes regarded as dialects of one language. They share a single writing system that is not phonetic but ideographic. A phonetic system using the Roman alphabet was officially adopted by the Chinese government in 1966 3
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Origin of chinese
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; Chin(a) + -ese
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Chinese
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chinese popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
chinese usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for chinese
adj chinese
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- asian — Asian means belonging to or relating to Asia. British people use this term especially to refer to India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Americans use this term especially to refer to China, Korea, Thailand, Japan, or Vietnam.
- japanese — of, relating to, or characteristic of Japan, its people, or their language.
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