Chinese
/ˌtʃaɪˈniːz/adjective
उच्चारण चाइनीज़
चीनी, चीन का
Basic word
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from or connected with China, its people or its language
चीनी, चीन का
- Chinese food
- the Chinese New Year
- We ate Chinese noodles for dinner.
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- She has been learning Chinese calligraphy for a year.
- The Chinese market is huge for mobile phones.
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[C]
a person from China, or a person whose family came from China
चीनी (व्यक्ति)
- The Chinese invented paper and printing.
- Many Chinese live and work in Kolkata.
- The Chinese celebrate their new year with lanterns and dragon dances.
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- A group of Chinese tourists asked me for directions.
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the language of China, which has several forms, the most widely spoken being Mandarin
चीनी (भाषा)
- Chinese is written in characters, not in an alphabet.
- He is learning Chinese to work in Shanghai.
- Chinese has many dialects.
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- Can you read Chinese?
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Chinese (adjective)
As an adjective, Chinese means connected with China, its people, its culture or its language. It always starts with a capital letter.
विशेषण के रूप में Chinese का अर्थ चीन, उसके लोगों, संस्कृति या भाषा से संबंधित है। इसका पहला अक्षर हमेशा capital होता है।
- She loves Chinese food.
- He is learning Chinese calligraphy.
Chinese (noun, language)
As the name of a language, Chinese is uncountable and takes no article: speak Chinese, study Chinese.
भाषा के नाम के रूप में Chinese अगणनीय है और इसके साथ article नहीं आता: speak Chinese, study Chinese।
- Radhika is studying Chinese at university.
- Chinese has thousands of characters.
the Chinese (people)
The Chinese is a plural noun phrase for the people of China. It takes a plural verb.
'The Chinese' चीन के लोगों के लिए बहुवचन संज्ञा-वाक्यांश है। इसके साथ बहुवचन क्रिया आती है।
- The Chinese celebrate their new year in January or February.
- The Chinese invented paper.
a Chinese / Chinese person
For one person, say a Chinese man, a Chinese woman or a Chinese person. Avoid saying a Chinese alone.
एक व्यक्ति के लिए a Chinese man, a Chinese woman या a Chinese person कहें। केवल 'a Chinese' कहने से बचें।
- A Chinese student joined our class.
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Chinese + noun
foodlanguageteasilkNew Yearmedicine
- Chinese silk was traded along the Silk Road.
verb + Chinese
speaklearnstudytranslate fromwrite in
- He can speak Chinese and Hindi.
adjective + Chinese
traditionalsimplifiedmodernspokenwritten
- Simplified Chinese is used in mainland China.
Chinese + cultural item
lanterndragoncalligraphyporcelainwall
- The Great Wall of China is a Chinese landmark.
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- The Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang visited India in the seventh century.
चीनी तीर्थयात्री ह्वेनसांग सातवीं शताब्दी में भारत आए थे।
- Radhika ordered Chinese noodles for dinner.
राधिका ने रात के खाने के लिए चीनी नूडल्स मँगवाए।
- Mandarin is the most widely spoken form of Chinese.
Mandarin चीनी भाषा का सबसे अधिक बोला जाने वाला रूप है।
- Fa-Hien and Hiuen Tsang were famous Chinese travellers.
फ़ाह्यान और ह्वेनसांग प्रसिद्ध चीनी यात्री थे।
- The Chinese economy has grown very fast in recent decades.
चीन की अर्थव्यवस्था हाल के दशकों में बहुत तेज़ी से बढ़ी है।
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✗ She speaks the Chinese very well.
✓ She speaks Chinese very well.
Languages used as the object of speak take no article.
Speak के कर्म के रूप में भाषा के नाम के साथ article नहीं आता।
✗ The Chinese is a hard-working people.
✓ The Chinese are a hard-working people.
The Chinese is plural and takes the verb are.
'The Chinese' बहुवचन है और इसके साथ are क्रिया आती है।
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Nationality words can be adjectives, languages and nouns, and each follows its own pattern.
राष्ट्रीयता के शब्द विशेषण, भाषा और संज्ञा हो सकते हैं, और प्रत्येक का अपना पैटर्न होता है।
Adjective, language and the people of China.
विशेषण, भाषा और चीन के लोग।
- Chinese is a tonal language.
Works in the same way for Japan: Japanese food, the Japanese.
जापान के लिए उसी तरह कार्य करता है: Japanese food, the Japanese।
- The Japanese are known for punctuality.
Adjective and noun, but the people are Indians, not the Indian.
विशेषण और संज्ञा, पर लोगों के लिए Indians आता है, the Indian नहीं।
- Indians celebrate Diwali.
§Grammar and usage
Plural: the plural of Chinese is Chinese, not 'Chineses', and it is more polite to say a Chinese person than 'a Chinese'.
Plural में Chinese का plural भी Chinese ही होता है, 'Chineses' नहीं, और 'a Chinese' के बजाय a Chinese person कहना अधिक विनम्र है।