Grammatical class

Adjective

chinois

(relational) of China; Chinese

Details

Syllables

chi-nois

Phonetics

ʃi.nwa

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

3613

Freq. (movies)

2038

Freq. (news)

1195

Variants

Sentences

Il est chinois.

He's Chinese.

A1

Est-il chinois ?

He is Chinese?

A1

Il parle chinois.

He speaks Chinese.

A1

Êtes-vous chinois ?

Are you Chinese?

A1

Parlez-vous bien chinois ?

Are you good at speaking Chinese?

A2

Les caractères chinois sont très beaux.

Chinese characters are very beautiful.

A2

Parles-tu chinois ?

Do you speak Chinese?

B1

Il parle un peu chinois.

He can speak Chinese a little.

B1

Le kung-fu est un art martial chinois.

Kung-fu is a Chinese martial art.

B1

Il en a : dans le cœur du peuple chinois.

It has: it is in the heart of the Chinese people.

B1

Peux-tu lire ce caractère chinois ?

Can you read this kanji?

B2

Cet homme est chinois.

This man is Chinese.

C2