Chinees

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See also: chinees, chinées, and chineés

English

Noun

Chinees

  1. plural of Chinee

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Etymology

From China +‎ -ees.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃiˈneːs/
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  • Hyphenation: Chi‧nees
  • Rhymes: -eːs

Proper noun

Chinees n

  1. Chinese (language)

Adjective

Chinees (comparative Chineser, superlative meest Chinees or Chineest)

  1. Chinese

Inflection

Inflection of Chinees
uninflected Chinees
inflected Chinese
comparative Chineser
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial Chinees Chineser het Chineest
het Chineeste
indefinite m./f. sing. Chinese Chinesere Chineeste
n. sing. Chinees Chineser Chineeste
plural Chinese Chinesere Chineeste
definite Chinese Chinesere Chineeste
partitive Chinees Chinesers —

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Noun

Chinees m (plural Chinezen, diminutive Chineesje n, feminine Chinese)

  1. A Chinese person.
  2. A Chinese or Chinese-Indonesian restaurant.

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Descendants

  • Javindo: Sinees
  • → Lokono: sjinésji
  • → Sranan Tongo: Sneisi

Noun

Chinees n (uncountable)

  1. Chinese food
    Oh zo, ik dacht dat je het Chinees bedoelde. ― Ah like that, I thought you were talking about the Chinese food.

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