On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Chinese. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as island or taiwanese and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Chinese in a sentence
Chinese meaning
- Of, from, or related to China, particularly now the People's Republic of China.
- Of, from, or related to the people of China, particularly the Han Chinese and their culture whether in China or overseas.
- Of, from, or related to a language native to Han Chinese persons, often used generally of Chinese characters or particularly to refer to Standard Mandarin.
Using Chinese
- The main meaning on this page is: Of, from, or related to China, particularly now the People's Republic of China. | Of, from, or related to the people of China, particularly the Han Chinese and their culture whether in China or overseas. | Of, from, or related to a language native to Han Chinese persons, often used generally of Chinese characters or particularly to refer to Standard Mandarin.
- Useful related words include: island, taiwanese, formosan, sinitic.
- Possible Dutch translations are: chinees, chinese.
- In the example corpus, chinese often appears in combinations such as: the chinese, of chinese, to chinese.
Context around Chinese
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 12 start, 8 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Chinese
- In this selection, "chinese" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, middle, mandarin, new, nationals, government and person stand out and add context to how "chinese" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 2014 anti chinese sentiment boiled, a chinese foreign ministry, chinese government, chinese companies and chinese culture. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "chinese" sits close to words such as true, opportunity and value, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with chinese
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Chinese nationals being caught with Chinese apps and having no ID; and Chinese foreign nationals videotaping the base pic. (19 words)
Campers learn Chinese language and culture, read Chinese books, draw, sing, dance, play games and learn to write Chinese letters. (20 words)
As part of the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act, Chinese immigrants and Canadian-born Chinese people were required to carry immigration certificates. (21 words)
By comparison, the guide gave no stars to any Chinese restaurants, which are experiencing a renaissance in New York thanks to an infusion of Chinese capital and a growing population of Chinese-born New Yorkers with money to spend on high-end dining. (43 words)
This event was meant to show that there are Chinese Indonesian businessmen who support Prabowo; at the same time, Prabowo was also sending a message to Chinese Indonesians that he is not anti-ethnic Chinese and that he can accommodate Chinese culture. (42 words)
Specifically, words that had the Middle Chinese ping (level) tone are now distributed over tones 1 and 2 in Mandarin Chinese, while the Middle Chinese shang (rising) and qu (exiting) tones have become Mandarin Chinese tones 3 and 4, respectively. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
The new ports are designed and managed by Chinese state-owned enterprises that are under the same Chinese government agency as Chinese shipbuilders and Chinese shipping companies.
This event was meant to show that there are Chinese Indonesian businessmen who support Prabowo; at the same time, Prabowo was also sending a message to Chinese Indonesians that he is not anti-ethnic Chinese and that he can accommodate Chinese culture.
Specifically, words that had the Middle Chinese ping (level) tone are now distributed over tones 1 and 2 in Mandarin Chinese, while the Middle Chinese shang (rising) and qu (exiting) tones have become Mandarin Chinese tones 3 and 4, respectively.
This is used frequently: For example, instead of having a verb meaning "to be Chinese", the usual expression is "to be a Chinese person" (我是中国人 wǒ shì Zhōnggúorén "I am a Chinese person", "I am Chinese").
As part of the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act, Chinese immigrants and Canadian-born Chinese people were required to carry immigration certificates.
By comparison, the guide gave no stars to any Chinese restaurants, which are experiencing a renaissance in New York thanks to an infusion of Chinese capital and a growing population of Chinese-born New Yorkers with money to spend on high-end dining.
Campers learn Chinese language and culture, read Chinese books, draw, sing, dance, play games and learn to write Chinese letters.
Mr Chuwit stated that challenges remain in terms of preparedness, such as developing a positive attitude toward Chinese tourists, Chinese language skills, and online payment platforms that are compatible with Chinese users.
According to state media, a group of 69 Chinese nationals and their non-Chinese family members arrived at the Limassol Port in Cyprus aboard a Chinese vessel on Tuesday.
A favorite tactic of Chinese intel officers is to arrange for a financial arrangement between Chinese organizations and people China considers potential candidates for Chinese intelligence sources.
Chinese nationals being caught with Chinese apps and having no ID; and Chinese foreign nationals videotaping the base pic.
On Chinese social media platforms Weibo and Xiaohongshu, searches for “new Chinese style” and “new Chinese style outfits” hashtags exceeded 100 million in early April,according to state news agency Xinhua.
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Zhao Lijian, accused the United States on Monday of “outright political repression” of Chinese scholars when asked at a news conference in Beijing about reports of detention threats made by Chinese officials.
In August 2018, a month before the attack on the Chinese consulate in Karachi, on a bus carrying Chinese engineers in Dalbandin caused injuries to three Chinese nationals.
The FBI director said that Chinese President Xi Jinping had spearheaded a programme called “Fox Hunt”, geared at Chinese nationals living abroad seen as threats to the Chinese government.
He said that many Americans may not appreciate that Chinese companies are not independent of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), owing to Chinese laws that require companies to provide information to the Party on demand.
In 2014, anti-Chinese sentiment boiled over in Vietnam and sparked deadly attacks against Chinese-owned factories and businesses after a Chinese drilling rig entered the disputed waters.
In January, Douban user Bonnae was detained for 10 days for sharing a 2018 report (link in Chinese) on a Uyghur woman’s account (link in Chinese) by Chinese authorities, which was published by Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily.
The guidelines from the Central Commission for Guiding Cultural and Ethical Progress calls for building “Chinese spirit, Chinese values, and Chinese power”.
He also assured that the Chinese community would not be deprived of access to Chinese education and the government would allow the opening up of more Chinese schools, where the need arose.
Phrases with chinese
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with chinese
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the chinese 103×
- of chinese 35×
- to chinese 16×
- in chinese 14×
- chinese government 12×
- by chinese 11×
- and chinese 10×
- on chinese 10×
- chinese companies 10×
- with chinese 8×