pro-chinese

pro-Chi·nese

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Definitions of pro-chinese word

noun plural pro-chinese the standard language of China, based on the speech of Beijing; Mandarin. 1
noun plural pro-chinese a group of languages of the Sino-Tibetan family, including standard Chinese and most of the other languages of China. Abbreviation: Chin., Chin. 1
noun plural pro-chinese any of the Chinese languages, which vary among themselves to the point of mutual unintelligibility. 1
noun plural pro-chinese a native or descendant of a native of China. 1
adjective pro-chinese of or relating to China, its inhabitants, or one of their languages. 1
adjective pro-chinese noting or pertaining to the partly logographic, partly phonetic script used for the writing of Chinese, Japanese, and other languages, consisting of thousands of brushstroke characters written in vertical columns from right to left. 1

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

First recorded in 1570-80; Chin(a) + -ese

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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".