2. sing. The language of China, which is monosyllabic.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Chineses was used as a plural by the contemporaries of Shakespeare and Milton. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
chinese — banana (dwarf banana), chinese cabbage (petsai), chinese checkers, chinese gelatin (agar or isinglass), chinese glue (alcohol + shellac), chinese greens (vegetables), chinese ink (india ink), chinese puzzle, chinese red, chinese watermelon (wax… … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Chinese — Chi nese , a. Of or pertaining to China; peculiar to China. [1913 Webster] {Chinese paper}. See {India paper}, under {India}. {Chinese wax}, a snowy white, waxlike substance brought from China. It is the bleached secretion of certain insects of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chinese — [chī nēz′, chī nēs′; ] for adj., also [ chī′nēz΄] n. [OFr Chineis (Fr Chinois) ] 1. pl. Chinese a person born or living in China or a descendant of the people of China 2. the standard language of China, based on Beijing speech; Mandarin 3. any of … English World dictionary
Chinese — Chinese, Chinaman Chinese is the standard word, both as a noun (with plural the same) and an adjective, for people and things relating to China. Chinaman, the form recommended by Fowler (1926), has developed unfavourable overtones and is no… … Modern English usage
Chinese — 1570s, from CHINA (Cf. China) + ESE (Cf. ese). Chinee is a vulgar back formation on the mistaken notion that the word is a plural. As an adj., Chinish also was used 16c … Etymology dictionary
Chinese — [Aufbauwortschatz (Rating 1500 3200)] Auch: • Chinesin • chinesisch • Chinesisch • chinesischer • chinesische • … Deutsch Wörterbuch
Chinese — ► NOUN (pl. same) 1) the language of China. 2) a person from China. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to China … English terms dictionary
Chinese — refers to anything pertaining to the Chinese people. Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, or one of several Chinese ethnicities Zhonghua minzu（中華民族）, the supra ethnic Chinese nationality Han Chinese, the dominant ethnic group in… … Wikipedia
Chinese yo-yo — A Chinese yo yo The Chinese yo yo is a toy from China consisting of two equally sized discs connected with a long axle. The Chinese yo yo is kept spinning on a string tied to two sticks at its ends. Each stick is held in one hand. In modern times … Wikipedia
Chinese — ISO 639 3 Code : zho ISO 639 2/B Code : chi ISO 639 2/T Code : zho ISO 639 1 Code : zh Scope : Macrolanguage Language Type : Living Individual languages : Identifier : cdo Name: Min Dong Chinese Individual languages : Identifier : cjy Name: Jinyu … Names of Languages ISO 639-3
