chinese

listen to the pronunciation of chinese
Englisch - Türkisch
{s} Çinli

Çinli bayan arkadaşlarımın onları disipline sokmamdan hoşlandıklarını biliyorum. - I know that my Chinese female friends enjoy my disciplining them.

Sen Çinli misin yoksa Japon musun? - Are you Chinese or Japanese?

{s} Çince

Esperanto: Avrupa veya Asya dili denemesinde Claude Piron, Esperanto ve Çince arasındaki benzerliği gösterdi ve Esperanto'nun yalnızca Avrupa merkezli olduğunu ortaya koydu. - In his essay Esperanto: European or Asiatic language Claude Piron has shown the similarities between Esperanto and Chinese, thereby putting to rest the notion that Esperanto is purely eurocentric.

Çince öğretmenin kim? - Who is your Chinese teacher?

çine
çin´e özgü
{i} (çoğ. Chi.nese) Çinli
{s} Çin, Çin'e özgü
{s} çin

Auldey bir Çin markasıdır. - Auldey is a Chinese brand.

Çin restoranında Pekin ördeği yedik. - We ate Peking duck in the Chinese restaurant.

{s} çin ile ilgili
chinese binary
(Bilgisayar,Teknik) sütun ikili
chinese lantern
gelinotu
chinese parsley
(Botanik, Bitkibilim) kişniş
Chinese cabbage
Çin lahanası
Chinese lantern
körüklü fener
Chinese lantern
şeytan feneri
Chinese wall
geçilemez engel
Chinese wall
Çin seddi
chinese arborvitae
doğu mazısı
chinese binary
kolon ikili
chinese binery code
kolon ikili kod
chinese raw silk
çin ham ipeği
Chinese Taipei
(Coğrafya) Tayvan'ın uluslararası organizasyonlardaki adı
Chinese Taipei
(Coğrafya) Chinese Taipei (Çince: 中華臺北 veya 中華台北), çoğunlukla Tayvan ismi ile tanınan, Çin Cumhuriyeti'nin bazı uluslararası organizasyonlara ve hemen hemen tüm spor etkinliklerine katılırken kullandığı isimdir. Bu spor etkinlikleri arasında Olimpiyatlar ve Asya Oyunları da yer almaktadır. Tayvan'ın politik statüsünden dolayı çıkabilecek karışıklıkları önlemek amacı ile uluslararası topluluk çoğunlukla "Chinese Taipei" ismini tercih etmektedir. Resmi ismi olan Çin Cumhuriyeti'nin kullanılmasına, Çin Halk Cumhuriyeti tarafından, geçersiz olduğunu düşündüğü bir yönetime meşruiyet kazandıracağı ve iki Çin olduğu izlenimi vereceği gerekçeleri ile karşı çıkılmaktadır. Çin, genel "Tayvan" isminin kulanılmasına da Tayvan'ın Çin'den bağımsız olduğunu imâ edeceği sebebi ile karşı çıkmaktadır
Chinese binary code
sütun ikili kod
Chinese goods
Çin mali
Chinese spoon
Çin kaşığı
chinese checkers
çince dama
chinese food
Çin yemeği
chinese kale
(Botanik, Bitkibilim) Çin brokolisi
chinese radish
şekil olarak havuca benzeyen beyaz renkli Çin Turpu
chinese torture
Çin işkencesi
chinese water torture
çince su işkence
chinese whispers
(Oyunlar) Kulaktan kulağa oyunu
chinese whispers
(Oyunlar) (Çoğul isim) Kulaktan kulağa oyunu
Chinese cabbage
çin lâhanası
Chinese lantern
şeytan feneri [(Botanik) ]
Chinese puzzle
güç problem
Chinese puzzle
çin bulmacası
chinese academy
(Eğitim) çin akademisi
chinese american families
amerikalı çinli aileler
chinese americans
amerikalı çinliler
chinese architecture
çin mimarisi
chinese ball button
(Tekstil) çin top düğmesi
chinese binary code
(Bilgisayar,Teknik) kolon ikili kod
chinese blue
çin mavisi
chinese company
(Ticaret) çin şirketi
chinese essays
çin denemeleri
chinese herbal drugs
(Tıp) çin bitkisel ilaçlar
chinese lacquer
çin verniği
chinese lunar
çince ay
chinese made (products)
çin malı ürünler
chinese mythology
çin mitolojisi
chinese oak silk
(Tekstil) tusah ipeği
chinese red
(Sanat) çin kırmızısı
chinese remainder theorem
(Matematik) çinli kalan teoremi
chinese restaurant syndrome
(Tıp) çin restoranı sendromu
chinese room
(Pisikoloji, Ruhbilim) Çince odası
chinese silver
çin gümüşü
chinese spinach
(Botanik, Bitkibilim) yabani kadife çiçeği
chinese white
çin beyazı
chinese windlass
difransiyel bocurgat
simplified chinese
(Bilgisayar) basitleştirilmiş çince
expert on china and chinese culture
Çin ve Çin kültürü uzmanı
han chinese
Han Ulusu ya da Han Çinli (Basitleştirilmiş Çince: 汉族, Klasik Çince: 漢族, pinyin: hànzú) Çin'de yaşayan en büyük etnik gruptur. Çin nüfusunun %92'sini ve dünya nüfusunun yaklaşık %19'ünü oluştururlar. Türkçe'de Çinli kelimesi Han Ulusuna eş anlamlı olarak kullanılmaktadır. Han Ulusu adını M.o. 206 – M.S. 220 yılları arasında hüküm sürmüş Han Hanedanlığı'ndan alır. Han Hanedanlığı, Çin'i tek bir hükümdar altında birleştiren kısa süreli Qin Hanedanlığı'nin ardından (M.o.221 - M.o.206) egemenliği ele geçirmiş, Çin kültürü üzerinde derin etkiler bırakmıştır. Bugün Çin'de yaşayan pek çok insan da Han döneminde kurulan kültürel ve siyasal birliğin mirasçısı olarak kendini Han insanı (Hànrén) olarak adlandırmaktadır
junishi, chinese zodiac adopted in japan
junishi, çin japan kabul zodyak
mandarin chinese
Mandarin Çincesi
the chinese
çince
i'd like to go to a chinese restaurant
çin restoranına gitmek istiyorum
indo chinese
hindiçinili
is there a chinese restaurant nearby
yakınlarda çin restoranı var mı
it's all chinese to me
ben anlamaz
primary chinese
(Bilgisayar) birincil çince
simple chinese
(Bilgisayar) temel çince
simplified chinese
Modern Çince
traditional chinese
Klasik Çince
Englisch - Englisch
All people of Chinese descent or self-identity

The Chinese are present in all parts of the world.

Chinese food

Do you care for Chinese tonight?.

Tom said he didn't think Mary knew how to cook Chinese food. - Tom said that he didn't think Mary knew how to cook Chinese food.

Tom said that he wanted to eat Chinese food. - Tom said he wanted to eat Chinese food.

A person born in China

The place was empty till two Chinese walked in.

Mandarin, the main language spoken in China
The people of China

The Chinese have an incredible history.

Unexpected, as used in the phrases Chinese whispers, Chinese burn, Chinese auction
The class of Sino-Tibetan dialects including Mandarin, Wu, Cantonese, Min Nan and others. Abbreviation: Chin or Chin
A Chinese meal

We're going out tonight for a Chinese.

Of China, its languages or people
The logographic writing system shared by this language family

Hong Kong uses traditional Chinese.

{n} a native or natives of China
{a} pertaining to China
{s} of or pertaining to China
Something that is Chinese relates or belongs to China or its languages or people. The Chinese are the people who come from China
{i} native or resident of China; the Chinese people
{i} language spoken in China
The languages that are spoken in China, especially Mandarin, are often referred to as Chinese. relating to China, its people, or its language. Chinese mustard Chinese cabbage Chinese Communist Party Chinese examination system Chinese languages Chinese law Chinese medicine traditional Chinese writing system
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a native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China
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of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language; "the Taiwanese capital is Taipeh"
The language of China, which is monosyllabic
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
literally: non-action  
Of or pertaining to China; peculiar to China
A native or natives of China, or one of that yellow race with oblique eyelids who live principally in China
literally: non-action  
of or pertaining to China or its peoples or cultures; "Chinese food"
Sinic
chin

I am learning Chinese. - I'm learning Chinese.

I'm already able to write Chinese characters. - I am already able to write Chinese characters.

Chinese Crested Dog
A toy dog that resembles a long-snouted Chihuahua with tufts of hair about the head and ears, tail and feet
Chinese New Year
An annual Chinese holiday, marking the beginning of the lunar year
Chinese New Years
plural form of Chinese New Year
Chinese Taipei
The name under which the Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, participates in most international organisations
Chinese Wall
A barrier of silence and secrecy established within an organization in order to cope with confidentiality requirements

The enthusiasm for handy phrases of verbal shorthand is understandable. Occasionally, however, lawyers and judges use a term which is singularly inappropriate. Chinese Wall is one such piece of legal flotsam which should be emphatically abandoned. The term has an ethnic focus which many would consider a subtle form of linguistic discrimination. Certainly, the continued use of the term would be insensitive to the ethnic identity of the many persons of Chinese descent.

Chinese Walls
plural form of Chinese Wall
Chinese astrology
The astrology system which was developed in China and is based on yin and yang, twelve signs represented by animals, the lunisolare calendar and five planets
Chinese boxes
A set of boxes, of different sizes, each fitting inside the next larger one
Chinese boxes
Something that resembles a set of Chinese boxes, especially in complexity
Chinese burn
A prank where you grab the victim's forearm in two hands, and twist the skin in opposite directions
Chinese burns
plural form of Chinese burn
Chinese cabbage
Napa cabbage
Chinese cabbage
Bok choy
Chinese cabbage
Any East Asian leafy vegetable related to the Western cabbage, especially varieties of Brassica rapa
Chinese cabbages
plural form of Chinese cabbage
Chinese character
Any character used in the written form of several languages of China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam
Chinese characters
plural form of Chinese character
Chinese checkers
A board game played by two to six people, in which players aim to move their own pieces to the corner opposite their starting position by single moves or jumps over other pieces
Chinese chess
a variant of chess traditionally played in China
Chinese compliment
A pretense of deference; a veiled or subtle insult
Chinese compliments
plural form of Chinese compliment
Chinese cuisine
The generalised style of food found in Chinese restaurants elsewhere in the world
Chinese cuisine
The various styles of cuisine in the various regions of China
Chinese cypress
Cupressus duclouxian, a conifer of the family Cupressaceae, found only in China
Chinese desert cat
Chinese mountain cat
Chinese desert cats
plural form of Chinese desert cat
Chinese dragon
A large snake-like lizard with the eyes of a hare, the horns of a stag, and the claws of a tiger; known for its benevolent behavior in ancient Oriental mythology. Also, the nickname for China in Command and Conquer Generals and Generals Zero Hour
Chinese dragon
a mythical or symbolic creature, usually depicted as long and snakelike, with many claws, common in several East Asian cultures
Chinese dragons
plural form of Chinese dragon
Chinese fire drill
A silly, pointless exercise
Chinese fire drill
A prank performed while stopped in a car at a red-light; each passenger (including the driver) shouts "Chinese fire drill", exits the vehicle, runs at least once around it, then re-enters, taking a different seat
Chinese fire drills
plural form of Chinese fire drill
Chinese food
Food native to or commonly found in China
Chinese food
Food commonly associated with North American Chinese, such as lo mein, fortune cookies, sesame chicken, and so on
Chinese gooseberries
plural form of Chinese gooseberry
Chinese gooseberry
kiwi fruit
Chinese grapefruit
pomelo

One rather unusual citrus fruit is the large-fruited pomelo or Chinese grapefruit, C. maxima. This is larger than a grapefruit, pale green when ripe, and has thick soft rind and quite sweet flesh. It is commonly grown in southern China.

Chinese grapefruits
plural form of Chinese grapefruit

Walnuts, chestnuts, apples, Chinese grapefruits and oranges each added their stamp of approval to that celebration.

Chinese hamster
A species of hamster (Cricetulus griseus) originating in the deserts of northern China and Mongolia
Chinese hamsters
plural form of Chinese hamster
Chinese juniper
is a shrub or tree, very variable in shape, reaching 1-20 m tall, native to northeast Asia
Chinese junipers
plural form of Chinese juniper
Chinese lantern
bladder cherry
Chinese lanterns
plural form of Chinese lantern
Chinese mantis
A species of mantis, originating in China, taxonomic name Tenodera sinensis
Chinese medicine
traditional Chinese medicine
Chinese mountain cat
A small wild cat, Felis bieti, living in western China
Chinese mountain cats
plural form of Chinese mountain cat
Chinese pangolins
plural form of Chinese pangolin
Chinese pheasant
golden pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus
Chinese pheasant
common pheasant, Phasianus colchicus
Chinese pheasants
plural form of Chinese pheasant
Chinese puzzle
A senseless situation
Chinese puzzles
plural form of Chinese puzzle
Chinese red
Of a vivid red colour tinted with orange
Chinese red
A vivid red colour tinted with orange

Chinese red colour:.

Chinese reds
plural form of Chinese red
Chinese restaurant syndrome
A syndrome associated with consumption of the westernized version of Chinese food, characterized by various symptoms such as burning and tingling sensations, rapid heartbeat, and drowsiness, and tentatively ascribed to monosodium glutamate in the food
Chinese silver
An alloy used for jewelry. Its composition is 58% copper, 17.5% zinc, 11.5% nickel, 11% cobalt, and 2% silver
Chinese snooker
A reverse snooker position where the cue ball is in front of, rather than behind, a ball that is not on, making the shot very difficult because the bridge is hampered and the cueing angle is unnaturally high

Now, happy bridging over a chinese snooker.

Chinese squeeze
The practice of stealing profits
Chinese squeezes
plural form of Chinese squeeze
Chinese truffle
A species of truffle, Tuber sinensis (sometimes called Tuber indicum), native to China
Chinese truffles
plural form of Chinese truffle
Chinese whispers
Anything resembling this particular game, for instance a verbal misunderstanding
Chinese whispers
A game for several players in which a phrase is whispered by each person in turn to their neighbour, the phrase often being unwittingly misunderstood as it is transferred, to humorous effect by the time it reaches the last person and is compared with the original phrase
chinese checkers
Alternative form of Chinese checkers
chinese snooker
Alternative spelling of Chinese snooker
Chinese Taipei
(Coğrafya) Chinese Taipei is the designated name used by the Republic of China (ROC), commonly known as "Taiwan", to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events, such as the Olympics, Paralympics, Asian Games and Asian Para Games. The international community commonly employs the term "Chinese Taipei" due to political pressure by the People's Republic of China (PRC), commonly known as China, which prefers the name as it creates ambiguity about the independence and political status of Taiwan, blocks international visibility of the "Republic of China" as a country, and implies that ROC is part of the same "China" under PRC's control. It is seen as an important tool to influence international perception of cross-strait relations and Taiwan's political status as a sovereign state
chinese broccoli
(Botanik, Bitkibilim) Kai-lan (literally "mustard orchid"), also known as Chinese broccoli or Chinese kale, is a slightly bitter leaf vegetable featuring thick, flat, glossy blue-green leaves with thick stems and a small number of tiny, almost vestigial flower heads similar to those of broccoli. As a group of Brassica oleracea, kai-lan is of the same species of plant as broccoli and kale. Its flavor is very similar to that of broccoli, though not identical, being a bit sweeter
chinese kale
(Botanik, Bitkibilim) Kai-lan (literally "mustard orchid"), also known as Chinese broccoli or Chinese kale, is a slightly bitter leaf vegetable featuring thick, flat, glossy blue-green leaves with thick stems and a small number of tiny, almost vestigial flower heads similar to those of broccoli. As a group of Brassica oleracea, kai-lan is of the same species of plant as broccoli and kale. Its flavor is very similar to that of broccoli, though not identical, being a bit sweeter
chinese torture
Chinese water torture is the popular name for a method of water torture in which water is slowly dripped onto a person's forehead, driving the victim insane. This form of torture was first described under a different name by Hippolytus de Marsiliis in Italy in the 16th century
chinese wall
A barrier, especially one that seriously hinders communication or understanding: “still believe a Chinese wall can exist between public and private selves” (Gail Sheehy)
chinese water torture
Chinese water torture is the popular name for a method of water torture in which water is slowly dripped onto a person's forehead, driving the victim insane. This form of torture was first described under a different name by Hippolytus de Marsiliis in Italy in the 16th century
chinese whispers
(Oyunlar) (plural noun treated as singular) A game in which a message is distorted by being passed around in a whisper
chinese whispers
(Oyunlar) Chinese whispers or Telephone is a game in which each successive participant secretly whispers to the next a phrase or sentence whispered to them by the preceding participant. Cumulative errors from mishearing often result in the sentence heard by the last player differing greatly and amusingly from the one uttered by the first. It is most often played by children as a party game or in the playground. It is often invoked as a metaphor for cumulative error, especially the inaccuracies of rumours
Chinese Communist Party
Political party founded in China in 1921 by Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao. It grew directly from the reform-oriented May Fourth Movement and was aided from the start by Russian organizers. Under Russian guidance, the CCP held its First Congress in 1921; the Russians also invited many members to the Soviet Union for study and encouraged cooperation with the Chinese Nationalist Party. This cooperation lasted until 1927, when the communists were expelled. CCP fortunes declined rapidly after several failed attempts at uprisings, and the few members that remained fled to central China to regroup, where they formed a soviet-style government in Jiangxi. Harried by the Nationalist army under Chiang Kai-shek, the CCP forces undertook the Long March to northwestern China, when Mao Zedong became the party's undisputed leader. War with the Japanese broke out in 1937 and led to a temporary alliance between the CCP and the Nationalists. After World War II, the CCP participated in U.S.-mediated talks with the Nationalists, but in 1947 the talks were abandoned and civil war resumed. The CCP increased its already strong rural base through land redistribution, and in 1949 it took control of mainland China. In the decades that followed, radical members led by Mao and moderates led initially by Liu Shaoqi vied for control of the party and the direction of China. After Mao's death in 1976 the party moved steadily toward economic, if not political, liberalization. The government's brutal suppression of student protesters at Tiananmen Square in 1989 produced a major shakeup in party leadership. Today the CCP sets policy, which government officials implement. The organs at the top of the CCP are the Political Bureau, the Political Bureau's Standing Committee, and the Secretariat, among which the division of power is constantly shifting. See also Lin Biao; Zhou Enlai; Deng Xiaoping
Chinese Exclusion Act
{i} U.S. federal law enacted in 1882 that suspended immigration of Chinese laborers (repealed in 1943)
Chinese Wall
{i} Great Wall of China, 1,500 miles long wall which is the world's longest system of fortified walls which was built in the 3rd century BC by the Ch'in dynasty (located in northern China)
Chinese anise
An evergreen tree (Illicium anisatum), native to Japan and Korea and having aromatic leaves and fragrant white or yellow flowers
Chinese artichoke
A perennial Chinese herb (Stachys affinis) in the mint family, cultivated for its edible tuberous underground stems that somewhat resemble a string of large whitish beads
Chinese boxes
A set of boxes of graduated size, each fitting inside the next larger one
Chinese cabbage
Either of two widely cultivated members of the mustard family, bok choy and Brassica pekinensis. The latter vegetable, also called celery cabbage, forms a tight head of crinkled light green leaves. It has long been grown in the U.S. as a salad vegetable. All Chinese cabbages are delicate and crisp, qualities that enable them to combine with a wide variety of foods. Kimchi, the universal Korean pickle, is often made with Chinese cabbage
Chinese cabbage
plant belonging to the mustard family which tastes similar to a cabbage
Chinese calendar
The traditional lunisolar calendar of the Chinese people, based on 24 seasonal segments each about 15 days long. An intercalary month is occasionally necessary to reconcile the lunar year with the solar year
Chinese checkers
{i} board game in which marbles are moved across a pattern of holes that resemble a six-pointed star (for two to six players)
Chinese checkers
A board game in which each player tries to move a set of marbles arranged in holes from one point of a six-pointed star to the opposite point by means of single moves or jumps
Chinese chestnut
A chestnut (Castanea mollissima) native to China and Korea, resistant to chestnut blight and cultivated as an ornamental and for its edible nuts
Chinese chive
An eastern Asian herb (Allium tuberosum) having flat leaves, small white flowers, and elongated bulbs covered with a fibrous coat. Often used in the plural. Also called garlic chive, Oriental garlic
Chinese citizen
{i} citizen of China (country in eastern Asia)
Chinese evergreen
A Chinese evergreen plant (Aglaonena modestum) cultivated as a houseplant for its dark green or occasionally variegated foliage
Chinese examination system
In China, system of competitive examinations for recruiting officials that linked state and society and dominated education from the Song dynasty (960-1279) onward, though its roots date to the imperial university established in the Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 220). Candidates faced fierce competition in a series of exams dealing primarily with Confucian texts and conducted on the prefectural, provincial, and national levels. Despite a persistent tendency to emphasize rote learning over original thinking and form over substance, the exams managed to produce an elite grounded in a common body of teachings and to lend credibility to claims of meritocracy. Too inflexible to be capable of modernization, the system was finally abolished in 1905. See also Five Classics; Four Books
Chinese houses
Any of several chiefly Californian plants of the genus Collinsia, especially C. heterophylla, which has several widely spaced whorls of purple and white flowers suggestive of a pagoda
Chinese kale
A Chinese vegetable (Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra) of the mustard family, related to the cabbage and grown for its leafy shoots used in eastern Asian cuisine
Chinese languages
or Sinitic languages Family of languages comprising one of the two branches of Sino-Tibetan. They are spoken by about 95% of the inhabitants of China and by many communities of Chinese immigrants elsewhere. Linguists regard the major dialect groups of Chinese as distinct languages, though because all Chinese write with a common system of ideograms, or characters (see Chinese writing system), and share Classical Chinese as a heritage, traditionally all varieties of Chinese are regarded as dialects. There is a primary division in Chinese languages between the so-called Mandarin dialects which have a high degree of mutual intelligibility and cover all of the Chinese speech area north of the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) and west of Hunan and Guangdong provinces and a number of other dialect groups concentrated in southeastern China. Far more people more than 885 million speak a variety of Mandarin Chinese as a first language than any other language in the world. The northern Mandarin dialect of Beijing is the basis for Modern Standard Chinese, a spoken norm that serves as a supradialectal lingua franca. Important dialect groups other than Mandarin are Wu (spoken in Shanghai), Gan, Xiang, Min (spoken in Fujian and Taiwan), Yue (including Cantonese, spoken in Guangzhou [Canton] and Hong Kong), and Kejia (Hakka), spoken by the Hakka. The modern Chinese languages are tone languages, the number of tones varying from four in Modern Standard Chinese to nine in some dialects
Chinese lantern
n. A decorative collapsible lantern of thin, brightly colored paper. a small box made of thin paper that you put a light inside as a decoration
Chinese lantern
collapsible lantern made of thin colored paper (originated in China); winter cherry, plant of Eurasia that has red berries contained in orange papery cases (of the nightshade family); berry of the winter cherry plant
Chinese law
Law that evolved in China from the earliest times until the 20th century, when Western socialist law (see Soviet law) was introduced. The oldest extant and complete Chinese law code was compiled in AD 653 during the Tang dynasty. Traditional Chinese law was influenced both by Confucianism, which allowed variability in moral conduct according to status and circumstances, and by Legalist, or Fajia, principles, which stressed reliance on uniform objective standards. The law also was affected by the emperor's divine role in the universe. The emperor was considered responsible to heaven for any disturbance in the earthly sphere; whenever a disturbance occurred, punishment was considered a means of restoring the cosmic equilibrium. All citizens were obliged to denounce wrongdoers to the local magistrate's office. The magistrate studied the facts of a case and, using the penal code, determined punishments, including beatings and torture. A profession of advocates, or lawyers, never developed in China. Traditional law continued to exert influence even after the communists gained power in China in 1949
Chinese leaves
a type of cabbage eaten especially in East Asia
Chinese medicine
a kind of medicine that uses herbs and acupuncture
Chinese medicine
method of healing based on traditional Chinese treatments (such as herbal medicine, acupuncture, etc.)
Chinese mustard
Any of several cultivated varieties of the Indian mustard, grown for their leafy shoots and eaten as a vegetable especially in eastern Asian cuisine
Chinese paper
very thin paper known as rice paper
Chinese puzzle
conundrum, mystery, something that is very complex; clever puzzle comprised of boxes within boxes
Chinese red
{i} vermillion, bright reddish orange color
Chinese restaurant
restaurant which serves Chinese food
Chinese restaurant syndrome
A group of symptoms, including dizziness, facial pressure, sweating, and headache, that may occur after the ingestion of food containing large amounts of monosodium glutamate
Chinese tallow tree
An ornamental tree (Sapium sebiferum), native to China and Japan and naturalized in the southern United States and having a thick waxy seed coat that is used in making candles and soap. Also called vegetable tallow
Chinese vase
ornamental container made and decorated in China
Chinese wall
{i} barrier that hinders the passing of information; insuperable obstacle; set of severe rules implemented within firms (such as a financial institution, etc.) which are meant to prevent the exchange of top secret information between the different divisions as to avoid conflict of interest
Chinese wall
A barrier, especially one that seriously hinders communication or understanding: "still believe a Chinese wall can exist between public and private selves" (Gail Sheehy)
Chinese whispers
the passing of information from one person to another, and then to others, when the information gets slightly changed each time
Chinese writing system
System of symbols used to write the Chinese language. Chinese writing is fundamentally logographic: there is an exact correspondence between a single symbol, or character, in the script and a morpheme. Each character, no matter how complex, is fit into a hypothetical rectangle of the same size. The Chinese script is first attested in divinatory inscriptions incised on bone or tortoise shells dating from the Shang dynasty. Early forms of characters were often clearly pictorial or iconic. Shared elements of characters, called radicals, provide a means of classifying Chinese writing. It is thought that an ordinary literate Chinese person can recognize 3,000-4,000 characters. Efforts have been made to reduce the number of characters and to simplify their form, though the fact that they can be read by a speaker of any Chinese language and their inextricable link with China's 3,000-year-old culture makes abandonment of the system unlikely. Chinese characters have also been adapted to write Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese
chinese alligator
small alligator of the Yangtze valley of China having unwebbed digits
chinese angelica
similar to American angelica tree but less prickly; China
chinese anise
anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Oriental cooking and medicine
chinese brown sauce
a sauce based on soy sauce
chinese cabbage
elongated head of crisp celery-like stalks and light green leaves
chinese cabbage
plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia
chinese cabbage
elongated head of crisp celery-like stalks and light green leaves plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia
chinese checkers
a board game in which each player tries to move a set of marbles through a set of holes from one point of a six-pointed star to the opposite point
chinese chequers
a board game in which each player tries to move a set of marbles through a set of holes from one point of a six-pointed star to the opposite point
chinese chestnut
a small tree with small sweet nuts; wild or naturalized in Korea and China
chinese cork oak
medium to large deciduous tree of China, Japan, and Korea having thick corky bark
chinese deity
a deity worshipped by the ancient Chinese
chinese elm
small fast-growing tree native to Asia; widely grown as shelterbelts and hedges
chinese evergreen
erect or partially climbing herb having large green or variegated leaves
chinese exclusion act
Any of several acts forbidding the immigration of Chinese laborers into the United States, originally from 1882 to 1892 by act of May 6, 1882, then from 1892 to 1902 by act May 5, 1892
chinese exclusion act
By act of April 29, 1902, all existing legislation on the subject was reënacted and continued, and made applicable to the insular possessions of the United States
chinese forget-me-not
biennial east Asian herb grown for its usually bright blue flowers
chinese goose
very large wild goose of northeast Asia; interbreeds freely with the graylag
chinese gooseberry
climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat
chinese holly
dense rounded evergreen shrub of China having spiny leaves; widely cultivated as an ornamental
chinese lantern
a collapsible paper lantern in bright colors; used for decorative purposes
chinese lantern plant
Old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx
chinese monetary unit
the monetary unit in the People's Republic of China
chinese mustard
very hot prepared mustard Asiatic mustard used as a potherb
chinese paddlefish
fish of larger rivers of China similar to the Mississippi paddlefish
chinese parasol tree
deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods
chinese pea tree
shrub with dark-green glossy foliage and solitary pale yellow flowers; northern China
chinese primrose
cultivated Asiatic primrose
chinese privet
erect evergreen treelike shrub of China and Korea and Japan having acuminate leaves and flowers in long erect panicles; resembles Japanese privet
chinese puzzle
intricate or ingenious puzzle consisting of boxes within boxes
chinese restaurant syndrome
headache and tingling or burning feelings and sweating caused by eating food that contains monosodium glutamate
chinese revolution
the republican revolution against the Manchu dynasty in China; 1911-1912
chinese rhubarb
long used for laxative properties
chinese wall
a fortification 1,500 miles long built across northern China in the 3rd century BC; is 1,500 miles long and averages 6 meters in width
chinese wistaria
having deep purple flowers
Classical Chinese
The written Chinese|written Chinese]] language used from the Zhou Dynasty|Zhou Dynasty]] (1045 BCE) to the early 20th century
Classical Chinese
The written Chinese|written Chinese]] language used from the Zhou Dynasty|Zhou Dynasty]] (1045 BCE) (especially the Spring and Autumn Period|Spring and Autumn Period]]), through to the end of the Han Dynasty|Han Dynasty]] (220 CE). In Chinese, 古文 (“Ancient Writing”) or, formally, 古典漢語 (“Classical Chinese”). The language of many classics of Chinese literature
Cochin-Chinese
Of, or relating to Cochin-China or its inhabitants
Cochin-Chinese
A native or inhabitant of Cochin China
Han Chinese
the largest ethnic group indigenous to China
Han Chinese
referring to the largest ethnic group indigenous to China
Literary Chinese
The written Chinese|written Chinese]] language used from the end of the Han Dynasty|Han Dynasty]] (220 CE) to the early 20th century. In Chinese, 文言 (“literary writing”)
Literary Chinese
The written Chinese|written Chinese]] language used from the Zhou Dynasty|Zhou Dynasty]] (1045 BCE) (especially the Spring and Autumn Period|Spring and Autumn Period]]), through to the end of the Han Dynasty|Han Dynasty]] (220 CE). In Chinese, 古文 (“Ancient Writing”). The language of many classics of Chinese literature
Literary Chinese
Written Chinese for this entire period, without distinction
Mandarin Chinese
A category of related Chinese dialects spoken across most of northern and southwestern China
Mandarin Chinese
Standard Mandarin
Middle Chinese
Chinese language spoken during Southern and Northern Dynasties and the Sui, Tang, and Song dynasties (6th century - 10th century)
Old Chinese
A linguistic ancestor of the Chinese languages, spoken during roughly the first millennium BCE
Simplified Chinese
Chinese written using simplified Chinese characters, used in the People's Republic of China and Singapore, jiantizi
Traditional Chinese
Chinese written using traditional Chinese characters, used in the Republic of China (Taiwan), Hong Kong, Macau, Korea and also in mainland China and Japan prior to script simplification and today for certain purposes, Fantizi
have more chins than a Chinese phone book
To be exceedingly fat, especially under the chin (as in a "double chin")

My friend, Hank Zona, used to nod his head in someone's direction and whisper, That guy has more chins than a Chinese phone book..

mainland Chinese
A person living in or originating from mainland China
mainland Chinese
Of or pertaining to mainland China
overseas Chinese
A person or people of Chinese ethnicity, living in a non-Chinese country; a member of the ethnic Chinese expatriate or immigrant community

Malcolm Moore, Overseas Chinese become targets. The Telegraph. August 7, 2009. http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/malcolmmoore/100005869/overseas-chinese-become-targets/.

traditional Chinese medicine
The medical theory and practices of Chinese culture, especially herbal medicine, acupuncture and osteopathy, for preventing or treating illness, or promoting health and well-being; abbreviated as TCM
han chinese
Han Chinese are a heterogenous ethnic group dominant in China and the largest single human ethnic group in the world. Han Chinese constitute about 92 percent of the population of the People's Republic of China and about 19 percent of the entire global human population. There is substantial genetic, linguistic, cultural and social diversity between its various subgroups, mainly due to thousands of years of regionalized assimilation of various ethnic groups and tribes in China. The Han Chinese are a subset of the Chinese nation (Zhonghua minzu). An alternate name that many Chinese peoples use to refer to themselves is "Descendants of the Dragon."
Chinese food
Chinese

Tom said he wanted to eat Chinese food. - Tom said that he wanted to eat Chinese food.

Tom said he didn't think Mary knew how to cook Chinese food. - Tom said that he didn't think Mary knew how to cook Chinese food.

Classical Chinese
Of or relating to Classical Chinese
Indo-Chinese
{s} of or pertaining to Indochina
Indo-Chinese
{i} Sino-Tibetan; natives or inhabitants of Indochina
Indo-Chinese languages
languages of Indochina (peninsula in southeastern Asia)
Mandarin Chinese
{i} official spoken language of China; Chinese dialect spoken in and around Beijing
Mann's Chinese Theater
{i} famous cinema in Hollywood whose entrance is decorated with hand and footprints of famous movie stars
Middle Chinese
The Chinese language during the Sui and Tang dynasties (581-907)
purple chinese houses
white and lavender to pale-blue flowers grow in perfect rings of widely spaced bands around the stems forming a kind of pagoda; California
simplified Chinese
form of Chinese characters used mostly in mainland China
traditional Chinese
form of Chinese characters used mostly in Taiwan and Hong Kong
traditional Chinese medicine
System of medicine at least 23 centuries old that aims to prevent or heal disease by maintaining or restoring yin-yang balance. Detailed questions are asked about a patient's illness and such things as taste, smell, and dreams, but close examination of the pulse, at different sites and times and with varying pressure, is paramount. Of Chinese medicine's numerous remedies, Western medicine has adopted many, including iron (for anemia) and chaulmoogra oil (for leprosy). Use of certain animal remedies has seriously contributed to the endangered-species status of some animals (including tiger and rhinoceros). Chinese medicine used inoculation for smallpox long before Western medicine. Other practices include hydrotherapy, acupuncture, and acupressure
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