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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Adj
Pronunciation: /t͡ʃaɪˈniːz/

Definition 1:
• Of, from, or related to China, particularly now the People's Republic of China.
Example: China has been ruled by the Chinese Communist Party since 1949.
Labels: not-comparable, usually

Definition 2:
• Of, from, or related to the people of China, particularly the Han Chinese and their culture whether in China or overseas.
Example: Important Chinese holidays celebrated around the world include the Chinese New Year ("Spring Festival"), Tomb Sweeping Day, and the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Labels: not-comparable, usually

Definition 3:
• 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.
Example: There are four Chinese tones... five, if you count the neutral one.
Labels: not-comparable, usually

Definition 4:
• As exotic, unusual, backwards, or unorganized as someone or something from China.
Example: It's all Chinese to me.
Labels: not-comparable, offensive, sometimes, usually

Definition 5:
• Used with a noun to indicate a referent different from, and seemingly more exotic or unusual than, the base noun's referent.
Labels: not-comparable, offensive, sometimes, usually, in set phrases

Definition 6:
• Having barn doors with a horizontal orientation.
Labels: dated, not-comparable, offensive, usually, of film and video lighting
Name
Pronunciation: /t͡ʃaɪˈniːz/

Definition 1:
• The Standard Chinese language, written in Chinese characters and spoken and spelled using Standard Mandarin pronunciation.
Example: 你好 is read "Nǐ hǎo" and means "Hello" in Chinese.
Labels: uncountable

Definition 2:
• The branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family including Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghainese, Southern Min, and other closely related language varieties and dialects.
Example: Suzhounese and Hakka are lesser-known varieties of Chinese.
Labels: uncountable

Definition 3:
• The logographic writing system shared by most Sinitic languages.
Example: Hong Kong still uses traditional Chinese.
Labels: uncountable
Noun
Pronunciation: /t͡ʃaɪˈniːz/

Definition 1:
• A native, inhabitant, or citizen of China, particularly of the People's Republic of China.
Example: The Chinese have an incredible history.
Labels: countable, in-plural

Definition 2:
• A member of the Han Chinese ethnic group, whether in China or overseas.
Example: The Chinese are present in all parts of the world.
Labels: countable, in-plural

Definition 3:
• Ellipsis of Chinese cuisine.
Example: Please don't eat the Chinese. I'm saving it for later.
Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable

Definition 4:
• Ellipsis of Chinese meal ("meal consisting of Chinese cuisine").
Example: We're going out tonight for a Chinese.
Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, countable, ellipsis

Definition 5:
• Ellipsis of Chinese restaurant ("restaurant serving Chinese cuisine").
Example: Want to go to the Chinese after work?
Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, countable, ellipsis

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chinese