英和和英

発音

• enPR: chī-nēzʹ, IPA: /tʃaɪˈniːz/, X-SAMPA: /tSaI"ni:z/
• 韻: -iːz

語源

From China +‎ -ese.

固有名詞

Chinese

1. The class of Sino-Tibetan dialects including Mandarin, Wu, Cantonese, Min Nan and others. Abbreviation: Chin or Chin.
2. The logographic writing system shared by this language family.

   Hong Kong uses traditional Chinese.

3. Mandarin, the main language spoken in China.

同意語

• (language): Chinese language
• (writing system): Chinese writing system
• (Mandarin): Mandarin, Mandarin Chinese

派生語

• (language): Classical Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Middle Chinese, Old Chinese, (langauge): Standard Written Chinese, Vernacular Chinese
• (writing system): Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

名詞

Chinese (countable かつ uncountable; 複数形 Chinese)

1. (used as a 複数形 かつ always preceded by the) The people of China.

   The Chinese have an incredible history.

2. All people of Chinese descent or self-identity

   The Chinese are present in all parts of the world.

3. (countable) A person born in China.

   The place was empty till two Chinese walked in.

4. (英国用法, countable, informal) A Chinese meal.

   We're going out tonight for a Chinese.

5. (North America, uncountable, informal) Chinese food.

   Do you care for Chinese tonight?

使用する際の注意点

• A determiner is required in the sense of "the Chinese people".

同意語

• (the people of China): Chinese people
• (person born in China): Chinaman (of a man only; now considered offensive), Chinee (古風な用法, くだけた用法), chink (person または people who comes from China または its descent; ethnic slur; derogatory)
• (Chinese meal): Chinese meal
• (Chinese food): Chinese food

派生語

関連する語

• China
• Chinean, Chinian
• Chinish
• Sineish, Sinish
• chinesery
• Chinesian

形容詞

Chinese (not comparable)

1. Of China, its languages or people
2. Unexpected, as used in the phrases Chinese whispers, Chinese burn, Chinese auction.

同意語

• (of China, its language または people): Sinic, Sino- (prefix)

参考

• Wiktionary's coverage of Chinese terms
• Putonghua
• Guoyu
• Huayu
• Guanhua
• Hanyu
• Zhongwen

外部リンク

• Chinese–English Dictionary from Webster’s Online Dictionary
• ISO 639-1 code zh, ISO 639-3 code zho (SIL). It's a family or related languages. The individual ones are: