Chinese

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. sıfat Of, from, or related to China, particularly now the People's Republic of China.

   “China has been ruled by the Chinese Communist Party since 1949.”

2. sıfat Of, from, or related to the people of China, particularly the Han Chinese and their culture whether in China or overseas.

   “Important Chinese holidays celebrated around the world include the Chinese New Year ("Spring Festival"), Tomb Sweeping Day, and the Mid-Autumn Festival.”

3. sıfat Of, from, or related to a language native to Han Chinese persons, often used generally of Chinese characters or particularly to refer to Standard Mandarin.

   “There are four Chinese tones... five, if you count the neutral one.”

4. sıfat As exotic, unusual, backwards, or unorganized as someone or something from China.

   “It's all Chinese to me.”

5. sıfat Used with a noun to indicate a referent different from, and seemingly more exotic or unusual than, the base noun's referent.

   “Chinese apple, Chinese checkers, Chinese snooker”

6. sıfat Having barn doors with a horizontal orientation.
7. özel isim The Standard Chinese language, written in Chinese characters and spoken and spelled using Standard Mandarin pronunciation.

   “你好 is read “Nǐ hǎo” and means “Hello” in Chinese.”

8. özel isim The branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family including Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghainese, Southern Min, and other closely related language varieties and dialects.

   “Suzhounese and Hakka are lesser-known varieties of Chinese.”

9. özel isim The logographic writing system shared by most Sinitic languages.

   “Hong Kong still uses traditional Chinese.”

10. isim A native, inhabitant, or citizen of China, particularly of the People's Republic of China.

    “The Chinese have an incredible history.”

11. isim A member of the Han Chinese ethnic group, whether in China or overseas.

    “The Chinese are present in all parts of the world.”

12. isim Ellipsis of Chinese cuisine.

    “Please don't eat the Chinese. I'm saving it for later.”

13. isim Ellipsis of Chinese meal (“meal consisting of Chinese cuisine”).

    “We're going out tonight for a Chinese.”

14. isim Ellipsis of Chinese restaurant (“restaurant serving Chinese cuisine”).

    “Want to go to the Chinese after work?”