the standard language of China, based on the speech of Beijing; Mandarin.
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a group of languages of the Sino-Tibetan family, including standard Chinese and most of the other languages of China. Abbreviation:Chin., Chin
3.
any of the Chinese languages, which vary among themselves to the point of mutual unintelligibility.
4.
a native or descendant of a native of China.
–adjective
5.
of or pertaining to China, its inhabitants, or one of their languages.
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noting or pertaining to the partly logographic, partly phonetic script used for the writing of Chinese, Japanese, and other languages, consisting of thousands of brushstroke characters written in vertical columns from right to left.
The sole member of the Sinitic branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family, consisting of numerous languages and dialects such as Mandarin, Cantonese, Taiwanese, and Fujian.
Any of the Sinitic varieties of speech spoken by the Chinese people.
The official national language of China; Mandarin.
The sole member of the Sinitic branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family, consisting of numerous languages and dialects such as Mandarin, Cantonese, Taiwanese, and Fujian.
Any of the Sinitic varieties of speech spoken by the Chinese people.
The official national language of China; Mandarin.
Han 1 (hän) n.
pl.Han or Hans A member of the principal ethnic group of China, constituting about 93 percent of the population, especially as distinguished from Manchus, Mongols, Huis, and other minority nationalities. Also called Chinese, Han Chinese.
[chahy-neez, -nees] 
noun, plural -nese, adjective 