chinese meaning and definition

CHINESE noun

Definition of Chinese (noun)

1. any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
2. a native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China

CHINESE adjective

Definition of Chinese (adjective)

1. of or pertaining to China or its peoples or cultures
   • "Chinese food"
2. of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language
   • "the Taiwanese capital is Taipeh"
   • synonyms: Formosan, Taiwanese