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chinez
Chinese (a Chinese person or man; also used as an adjective, "Chinese") /kiˈnez/
noun#3695 most common
Also: Chinese (adjective, masculine form), Chinese language (feminine form "chineză")
Example sentences
El este chinez.
He is Chinese.
Ea vorbește chineză foarte bine.
She speaks Chinese very well.
Am un coleg chinez la birou.
I have a Chinese colleague at the office.
Am cunoscut mulți turiști chinezi în această vacanță.
I met many Chinese tourists on this vacation.
Comunitatea chineză din oraș organizează un festival în fiecare an.
The Chinese community in the city organizes a festival every year.
Deși a emigrat de tânăr, bărbatul se consideră în continuare profund chinez prin educație și valori.
Although he emigrated young, the man still considers himself deeply Chinese in upbringing and values.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | chinez | chinezi |
| Genitive | chinezului | chinezilor |
| Accusative | chinez | chinezi |
| Vocative | chinezule | chinezilor |
Word family
chinezăChinese (feminine); also the Chinese language
chinezescChinese-style, of China
chinezeștein the Chinese manner, in Chinese
chinezoaicăChinese woman (colloquial feminine form)
ChinaChina (the country)
Etymology
Romanian forms demonyms by attaching the suffix "-ez" to a place name, the same pattern seen in "francez" (French, from Franța) and "englez" (English, from Anglia). "Chinez" follows this pattern: "China" plus "-ez". The place name "China" itself traces back to the Qin dynasty name, borrowed into European languages through Persian and other intermediaries, not to a shared Indo-European root word.
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