Chinese (中文; Zhōngwén, especially when referring to written Chinese) is a group of languages spoken natively by the ethnic Han Chinese majority and many minority ethnic groups in Greater China. About 1.3 billion people (or approximately 16% of the world's population) speak a variety of Chinese as their first language.
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Chinese languages, also called Sinitic languages, Chinese Han, principal language group of eastern Asia, belonging to the Sino-Tibetan language family. Chinese exists in a number of varieties that are popularly called dialects but that are …
1. a. : a native or inhabitant of China. b. : a person of Chinese descent. 2. : a group of related languages used by the people of China that are often mutually unintelligible in their spoken …
Chi•nese (tʃaɪˈniz, -ˈnis) n., pl. -nese, adj. n. 1. a native or inhabitant of China. 2. a Sino-Tibetan language or language family, comprising a wide variety of speech forms, many mutually unintelligible, that are traditionally labeled dialects, and …
Chinese, the most commonly spoken language in the world, is challenging to master. Rather than an alphabet, Chinese has thousands of characters. On top of that, the language is tonal, so how
1 day ago · BEIJING — Five Chinese citizens were among the victims in a shooting in the California town of Half Moon Bay, the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco said. The Half Moon Bay shooting on
Chinese fans left negative messages and emoticons on both CL and Seohyun’s posts, with some users even writing extensive comments relaying the history of the Chinese New Year. Conversely, some
There is oftentimes a language barrier, but fortunately it appears it can now be bridged by online ordering. There are many other similar Chinese restaurants in the same area offering much higher quality food for the price. This is a pretty good take-out Chinese place right off exit 99 on 65 in Greenwood.
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Chinese people are known as Zhongguoren (simplified Chinese: 中国人; traditional Chinese: 中國人) or as Huaren (simplified Chinese: 华人; traditional Chinese: 華人) by speakers of standard Chinese, including those living in Greater China as well as overseas Chinese. Although both terms both refer to Chinese people, their usage depends on the person and context.