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Chinese — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chinaman noun In cricket, a type of spin delivery bowled by a left-handed bowler that turns unexpectedly toward a right-handed batter.
  • Chinese adj Relating to China, its people, or their culture.

Senses

Chinese is used for these senses in English:

  • Chinaman (dated, now, offensive) A Chinese person, or person of Chinese descent.
  • Chinese (countable, chiefly, in the plural) A person from China or of Chinese descent.
  • Chinese (uncountable, collective) The citizens of China, particularly citizens of the People's Republic of China.

Chinese — full definition

  1. adj Relating to China, its people, or their culture.
  2. name The Chinese language, especially Standard Mandarin, written in Chinese characters.

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