chinese has definitions from the fields of linguistics,Chinese
1
[ adjective ] (Chinese) of or pertaining to China or its peoples or cultures

Examples

"Chinese food"

Used in print

(S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)

Likewise the ivory Chinese female figure known as a `` doctor lady '' ( provenance Honan ) ; a friend of mine removing her from the curio cabinet for inspection was felled as if by a hammer , but he had previously drunk a quantity of applejack .

Related terms

Taiwan

2
[ noun ] (linguistics,Chinese) any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China (regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system)

Used in print

(E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)

date of laying , length of incubation_period , number of chicks reaching the first week , second week , fifth week , weight of hen , size of rooster 's wattles and_so_on , all scrawled out in a hand that looked more Chinese than English , the most jagged and sprawling Alex had ever seen .

Related terms

Sinitic Min Yue Mandarin Hakka Wu China

3
[ adjective ] of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language

Synonyms

Formosan Taiwanese

Examples

"the Taiwanese capital is Taipeh"

Related terms

Taiwan

4
[ noun ] (Chinese) a native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China
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