"Chinese" meaning in English

See Chinese in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /tʃaɪˈniːz/ Audio: en-us-Chinese.ogg [US] Forms: Chinese [positive], more Chinese [comparative], most Chinese [superlative]
enPR: chī-nēzʹ Etymology: China + -ese Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|China|ese}} China + -ese Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is Chinese, it comes from China.
    Sense id: simple-Chinese-en-adj-57XCseRF
  2. If something is Chinese, it is typical of China.
    Sense id: simple-Chinese-en-adj-Dwj0SWxM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ese

Proper name

IPA: /tʃaɪˈniːz/ Audio: en-us-Chinese.ogg [US] Forms: Chinese
enPR: chī-nēzʹ Etymology: China + -ese Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|China|ese}} China + -ese Head templates: {{proper noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Chinese is any of the languages (ways people talk) in China.
    Sense id: simple-Chinese-en-name-dvuDdK6L
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ese

Noun

IPA: /tʃaɪˈniːz/ Audio: en-us-Chinese.ogg [US] Forms: Chinese [singular], Chinese [plural]
enPR: chī-nēzʹ Etymology: China + -ese Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|China|ese}} China + -ese Head templates: {{noun|2=Chinese}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A person from China or of Chinese descent.
    Sense id: simple-Chinese-en-noun-iOMc4Umv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ese
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  "etymology_text": "China + -ese",
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      "form": "Chinese",
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        "positive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "more Chinese",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "text": "Many Chinese goods are sold in the U.S."
        },
        {
          "text": "We had a Chinese girl in our class."
        },
        {
          "text": "Australia has a large population of overseas Chinese people."
        }
      ],
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        "If something is Chinese, it comes from China."
      ],
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    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I like Chinese food."
        }
      ],
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        "If something is Chinese, it is typical of China."
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      "id": "simple-Chinese-en-adj-Dwj0SWxM"
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      "enpr": "chī-nēzʹ"
    },
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      "ipa": "/tʃaɪˈniːz/"
    },
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      "sampa": "/tSaI\"ni:z/"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Mandarin, Hokkien, and Cantonese are forms of Chinese."
        }
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      "ipa": "/tʃaɪˈniːz/"
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        },
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        },
        {
          "text": "Australia has a large population of overseas Chinese people."
        }
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      ]
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        {
          "text": "I like Chinese food."
        }
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      "enpr": "chī-nēzʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʃaɪˈniːz/"
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      "sampa": "/tSaI\"ni:z/"
    },
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      "sampa": "/tSaI\"ni:z/"
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      "tags": [
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