Chinese
When used as an adjective, ''
Chinese'' refers to anything that originates from
China, ''e.g.'',
Chinese cuisine.
When the word is used as a noun, it means one of the following:
*the
Chinese language, either in general or specifically
Chinese written language,
Chinese spoken language or
Standard Mandarin;
*
Chinese people:
:*a person with Chinese
nationality. The Chinese expression ''Zhongguo ren'' (中國人 or 中国人) literally means "Chinese person" but usually refers to a person of Chinese nationality. This would include someone from the
People's Republic of China;
:* a person of Chinese descent (''Hua ren'' (華人 or 华人): a descendant of ''Zhongguo ren'', including people of any nationality (''e.g.'',
Chinese Americans or Chinese
Singapore). This not only refers to ethnic
Han but also to any descendant of China's minorities (
Zhonghua minzu), and those from
Hong Kong. See
overseas Chinese.
:''See also'':
List of Chinese ethnic groups,
List of Chinese people
:The terms ''Hua ren'' and ''Zhongguo ren'' are generally used interchangeably within the
People's Republic of China and among
overseas Chinese in
North America. Overseas Chinese in
southeast Asia (particularly in
Malaysia and
Singapore) and supporters of
Taiwanese independence within
Taiwan/People make a clear distinction between ''Hua ren'' (Chinese in the ethnic sense) and ''Zhongguo ren'' (Chinese in the political sense).
:When used by non-Chinese, the term has also been used synonymously with the
Han Chinese, which is the majority ethnicity (>92%) within China. Some Chinese reject this usage, and conflicts over this particular usage tend to come up in discussions about ethnic minorities.
Other meanings:
*
Chinese room, a computer
thought experiment
*
Grauman's Chinese Theatre
*
Chinese whispers
*
Chinese checkers
*
Chinese wall
*
Chinese nationalism, cultural, historiographical, and political theories, movements and beliefs that assert the idea of a cohesive, unified Chinese people and
culture under state(s) that are primarily Chinese.
simple:Chinese zh-cn:华人 zh-tw:華人Chinese
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Wikipedia: Manual of Style for China-related articlesChinese
How can ou make a new language for this? I want zhong wen simp
shuaibao
:could it be that you mean ??
User:Dbachmann 12:36, 20 Sep 2004 (UTC)
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