plural Chinese
1
a
: a native or inhabitant of China
b
: a person of Chinese descent
2
: a group of related languages used by the people of China that are often mutually unintelligible in their spoken form but share a single system of writing and that constitute a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family
especially
: mandarin
Chinese
adjective
Examples of Chinese in a Sentence
the customs of the Chinese
He is learning to speak Chinese.
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The charges also come after Reuters reported in late January that the U.S. Commerce Department is looking into whether Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has been using U.S. chips that are not allowed to be shipped to China.
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
For a detailed comparison of how Nio stock fares against its competitors Li Auto and Xpeng, see our analysis of Nio, Xpeng & Li Auto: How Do Chinese EV Stocks Compare?.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Bengtsson said many of the factories in Vietnam are owned by Chinese.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
Even then, however, only a nominal number of Chinese immigrants––a hundred and five––were permitted to enter the country each year.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
For a detailed comparison of how Nio stock fares against its competitors Li Auto and Xpeng, see our analysis of Nio, Xpeng & Li Auto: How Do Chinese EV Stocks Compare?.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Bengtsson said many of the factories in Vietnam are owned by Chinese.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
Even then, however, only a nominal number of Chinese immigrants––a hundred and five––were permitted to enter the country each year.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Chinese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chinese. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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