English-Italian translations for Chinese

• cinese
  Ma la popolazione cinese è spaventata. But the Chinese people are afraid.
  Il Tibet è la punta dell'iceberg cinese. Tibet is the tip of the Chinese iceberg.
  Arresto del dissidente cinese Hu Jia (votazione) Arrest of Chinese dissident Hu Jia (vote)
• cibo cinese
• cinesi
  Gli operai cinesi lavorano per sei giornate piene alla settimana. Chinese workers work six long days a week.
  I cinesi sono un popolo paziente. The Chinese are a patient people.
  Facciamo sì che i cinesi e i non cinesi ne prendano coscienza, adesso o in futuro. Let the Chinese and the non-Chinese take this to heart, now or in future.
• ideogrammi cinesi

Definition of Chinese

• Any of several Sinitic languages spoken in China, especially Literary Chinese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Wu or Min Nan
• The class of Sino-Tibetan dialects including Mandarin, Wu, Cantonese, Min Nan and others
• The logographic writing system shared by this language family
• Mandarin: an official language of the People's Republic of China
• The people of China
• All people of Chinese descent or self-identity
• A person from China or of Chinese descent
• Chinese food or cuisine
• A Chinese meal
• Of China, its languages or people
• Exotic; unfamiliar; unexpected; used in phrases such as Chinese whispers, Chinese handcuffs, and Chinese checkers

Synonyms

• Chinee
• chink

Examples

• Peter is from Hong Kong and speaks Chinese
• Wu and Hakka are lesser-known varieties of Chinese
• Hong Kong uses traditional Chinese
• “[[你好
• Nǐ hǎo]]” means “hello” in Chinese
• The Chinese have an incredible history.
• The Chinese are present in all parts of the world.
• Please dont eat the Chinese: Im saving it for later.
• Were going out tonight for a Chinese.

Related words

• China
• Chinean
• Chinian