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Sino-Tibetan language
Sino-Tibetan languages. While the Chinese government defines all spoken Chinese varieties as merely diverse dialects of a single language, the frequent lack of mutual
Chinese_language
of related Chinese languages, collectively known as Hanyu (simplified Chinese: 汉语; traditional Chinese: 漢語; pinyin: Hànyǔ; lit. 'Han language'), that are
Languages_of_China
Branch of the Chinese language family
Mandarin-speaking regions of China and Taiwan has resulted in the language being one of the more frequently used varieties of Chinese among Chinese diaspora communities
Mandarin_Chinese
Chinese as a foreign or second language is when non-native speakers study Chinese varieties. The increased interest in China from those outside has led
Chinese_as_a_foreign_language
Branch of Sino-Tibetan languages
The Sinitic languages (simplified Chinese: 汉语族; traditional Chinese: 漢語族; pinyin: Hànyǔ zú) are a group of East Asian analytic languages that constitute
Sinitic_languages
Standard form of Mandarin Chinese
Standard Chinese (simplified Chinese: 现代标准汉语; traditional Chinese: 現代標準漢語; pinyin: Xiàndài biāozhǔn hànyǔ), often colloquially called Mandarin Chinese, is
Standard_Chinese
The official languages of Singapore are English, Mandarin Chinese, Malay and Tamil. Spoken natively by the majority of Singaporeans, English is the de
Languages_of_Singapore
individual languages defined by mutual intelligibility, but are identified by common correspondences with selected features of Middle Chinese. Chinese varieties
Varieties_of_Chinese
Oldest attested stage of Chinese
Old Chinese, also called Archaic Chinese in older works, is the oldest attested stage of Chinese, and the ancestor of all modern varieties of Chinese. The
Old_Chinese
Branch of Chinese language family
grammar Chinese input methods for computers Lingnan culture Written Cantonese Written Chinese Languages of China List of varieties of Chinese Yue Chinese at
Yue_Chinese
of the spoken Chinese language dates back approximately 4500 years, while examples of the writing system that would become written Chinese are attested
History of the Chinese language
History_of_the_Chinese_language
Official sign language of China
Chinese Sign Language (CSL; simplified Chinese: 中国手语; traditional Chinese: 中國手語; pinyin: Zhōngguó Shǒuyǔ, ZGS) is the main sign language used in China
Chinese_Sign_Language
Chinese varieties spoken at and south of the Yangtze delta
Wu is a major group of Chinese languages spoken primarily in Shanghai, Zhejiang province, and parts of Jiangsu province, especially south of the Yangtze
Wu_Chinese
Sinitic language originating in southern China
Hakka is a language group of varieties of Chinese spoken natively by the Hakka people in parts of Southern China, Taiwan, some diaspora areas of Southeast
Hakka_Chinese
Austronesian and Sino-Tibetan languages
spoken language, the aboriginals who speak aboriginal languages; as well as Mainland Chinese immigrated in 1949 whose native tongue may be any Chinese variant
Languages_of_Taiwan
Literary form of written Chinese
Classical Chinese is the style of Chinese language in which the classics of Chinese literature were written, from c. the 5th century BCE. For millennia
Classical_Chinese
Logographic writing system
other symbols. Chinese characters are logographs used to write the Chinese languages and others from regions historically influenced by Chinese culture, including
Chinese_characters
Chinese-descended ethnic group of Southeast Asia
Peranakan Chinese (/pəˈrɑːnəˌkɑːn, -kən/) are an ethnic group defined by their genealogical descent from the first waves of Southern Chinese settlers to
Peranakan_Chinese
number of Chinese languages native to the ethnic Han Chinese who originated from Southern China, which include Yue, Min and Hakka Chinese. The official
Languages_of_Malaysia
Standardized set of Chinese characters
Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standardized character sets used to write the Chinese language, with the other being simplified characters
Traditional Chinese characters
Traditional_Chinese_characters
East Asian ethnic group
The Han Chinese, alternatively Han people, or Chinese people, are an East Asian ethnic group native to Greater China. With a global population of over
Han_Chinese
Writing the Chinese languages
Written Chinese is a writing system that transcribes the varieties of Chinese language using logograms — known as characters — and other symbols such as
Written_Chinese
Standardized set of Chinese characters
Simplified Chinese characters are one of two standardized character sets used to write the Chinese language, with the other being traditional characters
Simplified_Chinese_characters
Ethnic group
Singaporean Chinese or Chinese Singaporeans are Singaporeans of Han ancestry. As of the 2020 census, they constitute 75.9% of the resident population,
Chinese_Singaporeans
the standard language/national variety of Mainland China, on the other. Thus it has also been called Hong Kong-style Chinese (Chinese: 港式中文; Jyutping:
Languages_of_Hong_Kong
The Chinese Korean language (Korean: 중국조선어; Hancha: 中國朝鮮語; RR: Jungguk Joseoneo, lit. 'China Joseon language') is the variety of the Korean language spoken
Korean_language_in_China
territories where Chinese is an official language. While those countries or territories that designate any variety of Chinese as an official language, as the term
List of countries and territories where Chinese is an official language
List_of_countries_and_territories_where_Chinese_is_an_official_language
Policies and laws regarding Chinese languages
Standard Chinese with standardised Chinese logographs would be the national standard language in the People's Republic of China. The State Language Commission
Language_policy_in_China
2001 specialized law in China
The Chinese language law is the first specialized law on spoken and written language in China, adopted at the 18th meeting of the Standing Committee of
Chinese_language_law
Chinese pronunciation system (601 AD)
Middle Chinese (formerly known as Ancient Chinese) or the Qieyun system (QYS) is the historical variety of Chinese recorded in the Qieyun, a rhyme dictionary
Middle_Chinese
Language family native to Asia
), The Chinese Year Book, Commercial Press, pp. 59–65, reprinted as Li, Fang-Kuei (1973), "Languages and Dialects of China", Journal of Chinese Linguistics
Sino-Tibetan_languages
Taiwan's test of Mandarin proficiency for non-native speakers
The Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL; Chinese: 華語文能力測驗; pinyin: Huáyǔwén Nénglì Cèyàn) is the standardized proficiency test of Taiwanese Mandarin
Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language
Test_of_Chinese_as_a_Foreign_Language
Prestige variety of Yue Chinese
is the traditional prestige variety of Yue Chinese, a Sinitic language belonging to the Sino-Tibetan language family. It originated in the city of Guangzhou
Cantonese
specifically to the Han Chinese; the stem of this word was also conjugated as a verb, nikara(-mbi), which meant 'to speak the Chinese language'. Since Nikan was
Names_of_China
Primary branch of Chinese spoken in southern China
(Chinese: 湘; Changsha Xiang: [sian˧ y˦˩], Mandarin: [ɕi̯aŋ˥ y˨˩˦]) is a group of linguistically similar and historically related Sinitic languages, spoken
Xiang_Chinese
Austroasiatic language
into the adjacent uplands, possibly to escape Chinese encroachment. The oldest layer of loans from Chinese into northern Vietic (which would become the
Vietnamese_language
1987 book by S. Robert Ramsey
to medieval Chinese lexicographical traditions. The grammar chapter begins by challenging the myth of Chinese as a "primitive" language lacking grammatical
The_Languages_of_China
Written Chinese reflecting spoken varieties
vernacular Chinese, also known as baihua, comprises forms of written Chinese based on the vernacular varieties of Chinese spoken throughout China. It is contrasted
Written_vernacular_Chinese
Book published in 1987 and 1989
The Language Atlas of China (simplified Chinese: 中国语言地图集; traditional Chinese: 中國語言地圖集; pinyin: Zhōngguó yǔyán dìtú jí), published by Hong Kong Longman
Language_Atlas_of_China
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Chinese in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chinese may refer to: Something related to China Chinese people, people identified with China, through
Chinese
Japonic language
Chinese or constructed from Chinese roots following Chinese patterns. These words, known as kango (漢語), entered the language from the 5th century[clarification
Japanese_language
Language spoken in Korea
disparities between the Korean and Chinese languages, and accessible only to those educated in classical Chinese. Most of the population was illiterate
Korean_language
A Dictionary of the Chinese Language, in Three Parts, or Morrison's Chinese dictionary (1815–1823), compiled by the Anglo-Scottish missionary Robert Morrison
A Dictionary of the Chinese Language
A_Dictionary_of_the_Chinese_Language
Type of computer expansion card
A Chinese language card or Chinese character card is a computer expansion card that improves the ability of computers to process Chinese text. Early computers
Chinese_language_card
Primary branch of Sinitic spoken in southern China and Taiwan
Taiwanese. The majority of Chinese Singaporeans, Chinese Malaysians, Chinese Filipinos, Chinese Indonesians, Chinese Thais, and Chinese Cambodians are of Southern
Min_Chinese
"Glottolog 4.5 -". "Chinese". "Chinese". Wurm, Stephen Adolphe; Li, Rong; Baumann, Theo; Lee, Mei W. (1987), Language Atlas of China, Longman, ISBN 978-962-359-085-3
List_of_varieties_of_Chinese
Written vernacular Chinese-language edition of Wikipedia
The Chinese Wikipedia (traditional Chinese: 中文維基百科; simplified Chinese: 中文维基百科; pinyin: Zhōngwén Wéijī Bǎikē) is the written vernacular Chinese edition
Chinese_Wikipedia
The Chinese language is the second-most spoken language in Australia. Australia has more Chinese people per capita than any other country outside Asia
Chinese_language_in_Australia
Branch of Chinese spoken in northern China
Chinese: 晋语; traditional Chinese: 晉語; pinyin: Jìnyǔ) is a group of Chinese linguistic varieties spoken by roughly 48 million people in northern China
Jin_Chinese
Topics referred to by the same term
Chinese Language and Culture may refer to: Chinese Language and Culture (HKALE), a subject in Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination, a core subject for
Chinese_Language_and_Culture
Branch of Chinese spoken in Guangxi
contains Chinese text and IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Chinese and
Pinghua_Chinese
Chinese language school in Hualien, Taiwan
University Chinese Language Center (NDHU-CLC; Chinese: 國立東華大學華語文中心) is one of Taiwan's most distinguished Chinese language schools for Chinese as a second
Chinese_Language_Center
Punctuation used with Chinese characters
Chinese punctuation is the punctuation system used in writing of Chinese. The standard in all Sinophone regions, including mainland China, Taiwan, Hong
Chinese_punctuation
Australians of Chinese ancestry
Chinese Australians are Australians of Chinese origin. Chinese Australians are one of the largest groups within the global Chinese diaspora, and are the
Chinese_Australians
The Chinese Language Standardisation Council of Malaysia (simplified Chinese: 马来西亚华语规范理事会; traditional Chinese: 馬來西亞華語規範理事會; pinyin: Mǎláixīyà Huáyǔ Guīfàn
Chinese Language Standardisation Council of Malaysia
Chinese_Language_Standardisation_Council_of_Malaysia
Advanced Placement course and exam
Advanced Placement (AP) Chinese Language and Culture (commonly known as AP Chinese) is a course and exam offered by the College Board as a part of the
AP Chinese Language and Culture
AP_Chinese_Language_and_Culture
Romanization scheme for Standard Chinese
language' — that is, the Chinese language — while pinyin literally means 'spelled sounds'. Pinyin is the official romanization system used in China,
Pinyin
Lunar calendar classification in a 12-year cycle
The Chinese zodiac is a traditional classification scheme based on the Chinese calendar that assigns an animal and its reputed attributes to each year
Chinese_zodiac
Characters used to denote numbers in Chinese
Chinese numerals are words and characters used to denote numbers in written Chinese. Speakers of Chinese languages use three written numeral systems: the
Chinese_numerals
television channels that are broadcast in the Chinese language or offer at least some programming in Chinese. Teledifusão de Macau (TDM) 澳廣視 TDM Ou Mun 澳視澳門台
List of Chinese-language television channels
List_of_Chinese-language_television_channels
easy communication with Chinese-speaking family members, and the perception that Chinese will be a useful language as China's economic strength increases
Chinese language in the United States
Chinese_language_in_the_United_States
Eastern Min Chinese language
The Fuzhou language (simplified Chinese: 福州话; traditional Chinese: 福州話; pinyin: Fúzhōuhuà; FR: Hók-ciŭ-uâ [huʔ˨˩ tsiu˥˧ ua˨˦˨] ), also Foochow, Hokchew
Fuzhou_dialect
Critically endangered Tungusic language
of China, especially for the Qing dynasty. Manchu-language texts supply information that is unavailable in Chinese, and when both Manchu and Chinese versions
Manchu_language
Malaysian citizens of Chinese ethnicity
Malaysian Chinese or Chinese Malaysians are Malaysian citizens of Chinese ethnicity. They form the second-largest ethnic group in Malaysia, after the
Malaysian_Chinese
Sinitic language
Hui Chinese (Chinese: 徽语) is one of the ten primary varieties of the Chinese language spoken in the Hui cultural region (Chinese: 徽文化区), including the
Huizhou_Chinese
Iconic elements of Chinese culture Chinese culture (simplified Chinese: 中华文化; traditional Chinese: 中華文化; pinyin: Zhōnghuá wénhuà) is one of the world's
Chinese_culture
Official language of Mongolia
by terming their language "Preclassical Mongolian". The Yuan dynasty referred to the Mongolian language in Chinese as "Guoyu" (Chinese: 國語), which means
Mongolian_language
Ethnic group
Chinese Filipinos (sometimes referred as Filipino Chinese or Chinoy/Tsinoy in the Philippines) are Filipinos of full or partial Chinese descent, but are
Chinese_Filipinos
The usage of the Chinese language by the Chinese diaspora and their descendants has been determined by a large number of factors, including their ancestry
Language and overseas Chinese communities
Language_and_overseas_Chinese_communities
Language whose grammar rarely uses word inflection
Austronesian languages Cham Hawaiian Māori Sino-Tibetan languages Burmese Sinitic languages Classical Chinese Cantonese Mandarin Austroasiatic languages Khmer
Analytic_language
Archaic geographical term
Chinese Tartary (Chinese: 中國韃靼利亞; pinyin: Zhōngguó Dádálìyà or Chinese: 中属鞑靼利亚; pinyin: Zhōng shǔ Dádálìyà) is an archaic geographical term referring to
Chinese_Tartary
could be chosen as a Chinese name, a Hong Kong name, a Japanese name, a Korean name, a Han Taiwanese name, a Malaysian Chinese name, or a Vietnamese
Chinese_name
Tungusic language
Chinese Kyakala (Chinese: 恰喀拉; pinyin: Qiàkālā) is an extinct Tungusic language that was spoken in northeastern China. It is not to be confused with Russian
Kyakala_language_(China)
Ethnic group
Chinese Indonesians (Indonesian: Orang Tionghoa Indonesia, simplified Chinese: 印度尼西亚华人; traditional Chinese: 印度尼西亞華人; pinyin: Yìndùníxīyà huárén), also
Chinese_Indonesians
Country in East Asia
system for Chinese in the PRC. Other language families are found throughout China. Distantly related to Chinese, Tibeto-Burman languages are found in
China
The Chinese people, or simply Chinese, are people or ethnic groups identified with China. Understandings of who is considered Chinese have shifted across
Chinese_people
Code to identify human languages
significant; the written form of Chinese used in Singapore uses the same simplified Chinese characters as in other countries where Chinese is written. However, the
IETF_language_tag
Southern Min language of China
Penang Hokkien Languages of China List of varieties of Chinese Chinese Thais Chinese Singaporeans Malaysian Chinese Indonesian Chinese Min is believed
Teochew_Min
Sinitic language spoken in East Asia
also /ˈhoʊkiɛn/ HOH-kee-en) is a variety of Chinese from the Southern Min branch of the Sinitic languages, native to the Minnan region in the southern
Hokkien
Branch of the Min Chinese languages
Southern Min (simplified Chinese: 闽南语; traditional Chinese: 閩南語; pinyin: Mǐnnányǔ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bân-lâm-gí/gú; lit. 'Southern Min language'), Minnan (Mandarin
Southern_Min
Chinese varieties spoken around Jiangxi
varieties of Chinese, there is extremely little mutual intelligibility between Gan Chinese and other varieties. Within the variation of Chinese languages, Gan
Gan_Chinese
School that teaches Chinese language
of Chinese culture such as Chinese art, Chinese history and Chinese martial arts are typically included. The Chinese language is spoken by nearly 1.2 billion
Chinese_school
Language scope defined in the ISO 639-3 standard
Sinitic languages distinguished by isoglosses: cdo – Min Dong Chinese cjy – Jinyu Chinese cmn – Mandarin Chinese cnp – Northern Ping Chinese cpx – Pu-Xian
ISO_639_macrolanguage
Polite forms of address
symbols. Chinese honorifics (Chinese: 敬語; pinyin: Jìngyǔ) and honorific language are words, word constructs, and expressions in the Chinese language that
Chinese_honorifics
Karluk Turkic language
Minority-Language Place Names Using Hanyu Pinyin Letters (少数民族语地名汉语拼音字母音译转写法)[1] (in Chinese) Uyghur Scripts Latinization Project (维吾尔文拉丁化方案) [2] (in Chinese)
Uyghur_language
The cinema of China is the filmmaking and film industry of mainland China, one of three distinct historical threads of Chinese-language cinema together
Cinema_of_China
1995 Hong Kong film by Jeffrey Lau
A Chinese Odyssey is Chinese film series directed by Jeffrey Lau. It is a spin-off of the 16th-century novel Journey to the West, following the adventures
A_Chinese_Odyssey
romanization systems used in Taiwan (officially the Republic of China). The first Chinese language romanization system in Taiwan, Pe̍h-ōe-jī, was developed for
Chinese language romanization in Taiwan
Chinese_language_romanization_in_Taiwan
Language given special status in a country or territory
221 BC. Literary Chinese would remain the standard written language for the next 2000 years. Standardization of the spoken language received less political
Official_language
Chinese academic organization
The Chinese Language Society, or Chinese Linguistic Society (simplified Chinese: 中国语言学会; traditional Chinese: 中國語言學會; pinyin: Zhōngguó Yǔyán Xuéhuì), shortly
Chinese_Language_Society
Wu Chinese variety spoken in Shanghai
The Shanghainese language, also known as the Shanghai dialect, or Hu language, is a variety of Wu Chinese spoken in the central districts of the city of
Shanghainese
Various Tai languages used by the Zhuang people of southern China
The Zhuang language (or language group) has been divided by Chinese linguists into northern and southern "dialects" (fāngyán 方言 in Chinese), each of which
Zhuang_languages
Kra–Dai language
of Thai Chinese enclaves throughout the country. It is the sole official language of Thailand. Thai is the most spoken of over 60 languages of Thailand
Thai_language
Language family of Asia
Southeast Asia, southern China, and northeastern India. All languages in the family are tonal, including Thai and Lao, the national languages of Thailand and Laos
Kra–Dai_languages
dominant. Sino-Tibetan includes Chinese, Tibetan, Burmese, Karen, Boro and numerous languages of the Tibetan Plateau, Southern China, Myanmar, and North East
Languages_of_Asia
Culinary traditions of China
well as from Chinese people from other parts of the world. Due to the Chinese diaspora and the historical power of the country, Chinese cuisine has profoundly
Chinese_cuisine
slur towards the Vietnamese by the Han Chinese. The Wikibook Chinese has a page on the topic of: Slang Language portal Baidu 10 Mythical Creatures Cantonese
Mandarin_Chinese_profanity
in written vernacular Chinese, an evolution from the preeminence of Literary Chinese patterned off the language of the Chinese classics. The introduction
Chinese_literature
Ethnic group in Thailand
prevalence of the Teochew dialect among the Chinese community in Thailand as well as other Chinese languages. The term as commonly understood signifies
Thai_Chinese
Lunisolar calendar
The Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar created by or commonly used by the Chinese people. A total of 102 calendars have been officially recorded
Chinese_calendar
CHINESE LANGUAGE
CHINESE LANGUAGE
Surname or Lastname
Chinese and Korean
Chinese and Korean : variant of Cho.English : from a short form of Joseph.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Gods Gift; Good Gift
Surname or Lastname
Chinese
Chinese : variant of Ren.Mexican : probably of Mayan origin.English (Gloucestershire) : unexplained.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Indian, Kannada
Jwellry; Ornament
Boy/Male
African
talented'.
Boy/Male
Indian
The Sun
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Nigerian
A Loose Sleeveless Robe Worn Especially by Anglican Bishops; God Gives
Boy/Male
African
God protects'.
Boy/Male
Indian
Autumn in Chinese
Boy/Male
African
protector'.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Chenery.
Girl/Female
English
Blend of Cherie and Cerise: dear one; darling.
Surname or Lastname
Chinese
Chinese : Cantonese variant of Qin 1.Korean : variant of Chon.English (Wiltshire) : variant spelling of Chunn.
Boy/Male
African
God protects'.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord of the soul, Ruler of mind
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Embodied with Knowledge
Boy/Male
Hindu
Female
African
God is my leader.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Lord of the Soul
Boy/Male
Greek
Mouth of brass.
CHINESE LANGUAGE
CHINESE LANGUAGE
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
White Lotus; Peace
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Loving Servant
Girl/Female
English American Latin
Feminine of Michael, meaning gift from God.
Boy/Male
Sikh
Alt spelling Farid
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Pashtun
Tie; Connection
Male
Babylonian
, the shadow, or, the image.
Boy/Male
Indian
Deep
Girl/Female
Italian
Woman from Magdala.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Pradnaya | பà¯à®°à®¾à®¤à®¨à®¾à®¯à®¾
Knowledge, Wisdom, Buddhi
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian
Lovable
CHINESE LANGUAGE
CHINESE LANGUAGE
CHINESE LANGUAGE
CHINESE LANGUAGE
CHINESE LANGUAGE
v. t.
To cut through the backbone of; to cut into chine pieces.
a.
Relating to the Chinese language or literature.
imp. & p. p.
of Chine
n.
The Chinese name of Buddha.
a.
Pertaining to, or having, a chine, or backbone; -- used in composition.
imp. & p. p.
of Chinse
n.
The Chinese paper parasol.
n.
Chinese abacus.
n.
The Chinese abacus; a schwanpan.
v. t. & i.
To thrust oakum into (seams or chinks) with a chisel , the point of a knife, or a chinsing iron; to calk slightly.
a.
Of or pertaining to China; peculiar to China.
n. sing. & pl.
A native or natives of China, or one of that yellow race with oblique eyelids who live principally in China.
n.sing & pl.
A Chinese coin.
v. t.
Too chamfer the ends of a stave and form the chine..
n.
A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol.
n. sing. & pl.
The language of China, which is monosyllabic.
n.
A student of Chinese; one versed in the Chinese language, literature, and history.
n.
A mass of pomace, or ground apples, pressed together in the form of a cheese.