Chinese — Defs

01 a. Of or pertaining to China; peculiar to China.

1.
Of or pertaining to China; peculiar to China.

Phrases & compounds

Chinese paper — See India paper, under India.

Chinese wax — a snowy-white, waxlike substance brought from China. It is the bleached secretion of certain insects of the family Coccidæ especially Coccus Sinensis.

02 n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of China, or one of that yellow race with oblique eyelids who live principally in China.

1.
A native or natives of China, or one of that yellow race with oblique eyelids who live principally in China.
2.
The language of China, which is monosyllabic.