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.
Recent Examples on the Web
In 1965, a sweeping new law finally placed Chinese—and other Asian—immigrants on equal footing with everyone else trying to enter the U.S.
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Michael Luo, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
Luxury hotels here have become ERs for the overstimulated, offering everything from tech detoxes to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) rituals.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Feldman, Greene, Jeff Cohen and Josh Brolin gathered at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles to honor Quan's inspiring film career.
—Grace Harrington, People.com, 8 June 2025
Outspoken opponents of China's human rights record, in particular, have been in the crosshairs, amid Chinese Communist Party (CCP) efforts to stamp out or delegitimize international protest movements, observers say.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
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Michael Luo, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
Luxury hotels here have become ERs for the overstimulated, offering everything from tech detoxes to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) rituals.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Feldman, Greene, Jeff Cohen and Josh Brolin gathered at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles to honor Quan's inspiring film career.
—Grace Harrington, People.com, 8 June 2025
Outspoken opponents of China's human rights record, in particular, have been in the crosshairs, amid Chinese Communist Party (CCP) efforts to stamp out or delegitimize international protest movements, observers say.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for Chinese
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“Chinese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chinese. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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