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Tekoälykääntäjä
Määritelmät
Adjektiivi
- Of, from, or related to China, particularly now the People's Republic of China.
- Of, from, or related to the people of China, particularly the Han Chinese and their culture whether in China or overseas.
- Of, from, or related to a language native to Han Chinese persons, often used generally of Chinese characters or particularly to refer to Standard Mandarin.
- (sometimes offensive) As exotic, unusual, backwards, or unorganized as someone or something from China.
- (non-subsective, prepositive, in set phrases, sometimes offensive) Used with a noun to indicate a referent different from, and seemingly more exotic or unusual than, the base noun's referent.
- (of film and, video lighting, offensive, dated) Having barn doors with a horizontal orientation.
Erisnimi
- (uncountable, collective) The citizens of China, particularly citizens of the People's Republic of China.
- (uncountable, collective) The Han Chinese, whether in China or overseas.
- (uncountable) The Standard Chinese language, written in Chinese characters and spoken and spelled using Standard Mandarin pronunciation.
- (uncountable) The branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family including Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghainese, Southern Min, and other closely related language varieties and dialects.
- (uncountable) The logographic writing system shared by most Sinitic languages.
Substantiivi
- (countable, chiefly in the plural) A person from China or of Chinese descent.
- (uncountable) Ellipsis of Chinese cuisine.
- (UK, countable, colloquial) Ellipsis of Chinese meal (“meal consisting of Chinese cuisine”).
- (UK, countable, colloquial) Ellipsis of Chinese restaurant (“restaurant serving Chinese cuisine”).
Esimerkit
- Hong Kong uses traditional Chinese.
- The Chinese have an incredible history.
- The Chinese are present in all parts of the world.
- The place was empty till two Chinese walked in.
- We're going out tonight for a Chinese.
- Please don't eat the Chinese ... I'm saving it for later.
- The construction of a verbal system which is fairly regular and at the same time based on existing languages is a most difficult task, because in no other domain of the grammar do languages retain a greater number of ancient irregularities and differ more fundamentally from one another. Still an attempt will be made here to conciliate the two points of view and to bring about something which resembles the simple Chinese grammar without, however, losing its European character or the power of expressing nuances to which we are accustomed in our own languages.
- The $3,000 down payment they make to "snakehead" smugglers before departure — several years’ earnings for a typical Chinese — covers barely a tenth of what they must ultimately pay to travel huddled below deck for months without adequate food or sanitation.
- The Chinese are a people with a long history.
Taivutusmuodot
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