Noun
der Chinese
Pronunciation: /çiˈneːzə/
A Chinese person, particularly a Han Chinese person
C1
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plural Chinesen
Meanings
Noun
- A Chinese person, particularly a Han Chinese person
- Chinese restaurant
Example sentence
Was essen Chinesen zum Frühstück?
What do Chinese people have for breakfast?
Word forms
singular
der Chinese
plural
die Chinesen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Chinese
Accusativeden Chinesen
Dativedem Chinesen
Genitivedes Chinesen
Plural
Nominativedie Chinesen
Accusativedie Chinesen
Dativeden Chinesen
Genitiveder Chinesen
Chinese is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.
Usage
- der Chinese / den Chinesen — A Chinese man; weak masculine noun with -n outside nominative singular.
- Chinese / chinesisch — The person noun versus the lower-case adjective.
Der Chinese erzählte uns von seiner Arbeit als Fotograf.
The Chinese man told us about his work as a photographer.