chinês

See also: chines and chinés

Portuguese

Etymology

From China +‎ -ês.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈne(j)s/ [ʃiˈne(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈne(j)s/ [ʃiˈne(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈne(j)ʃ/ [ʃiˈne(ɪ̯)ʃ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈneʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈneʃ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈneʃ/

• Rhymes: -eʃ
• Hyphenation: chi‧nês

Adjective

chinês (feminine chinesa, masculine plural chineses, feminine plural chinesas, not comparable)

1. Chinese
   1. (relational) of China
   2. (relational) of the Chinese people
   3. (relational) of the Chinese language

Noun

chinês m (plural chineses, feminine chinesa, feminine plural chinesas)

1. Chinese person
2. (uncountable) Chinese language