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