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Chinese Word Attested U.S 1221.Chinese Tʃai'ni:Z 释义 N

正面 1221.chinese
[,tʃai'ni:z]

背面
释义:
n. 中文,汉语;中国人adj. 中国的,中国人的;中国话的
例句:
1. Chinese waiters stood in a cluster, sharing a private joke.华人服务生们站在一起,讲着只有他们自己才懂的笑话。

fans --> 音译“粉丝”。

Chinese (adj.)1570s, from China + -ese. As a noun from c. 1600. Chinee (n.) is a vulgar back-formation from this word on the mistaken notion that the word is a plural. As an adjective, Chinish also was used 16c. Chinese fire-drill "chaotic situation of many people rushing around futilely" is attested by 1962, U.S. military slang, perhaps with roots in World War II U.S. Marine Corps slang. The game Chinese checkers is attested from 1938."

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