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- Том вы́глядит как кита́ец. Tom looks Chinese.
- Учи́тель - кита́ец. The teacher is Chinese.
- Э́тот челове́к — кита́ец. This man is Chinese.
- Более того́, кита́йцы лю́бят вздремну́ть. On top of that, the Chinese like taking naps.
- У кита́йцев нет алфави́та. Для ка́ждого слова у них есть свой си́мвол. Chinese people don't have an alphabet. They have a different symbol for every word.
- Я не зна́ю, кем был изобрета́тель словаря́. Шумером? Кита́йцем? Но одно я зна́ю точно: слова́рь — замеча́тельное изобрете́ние. I don't know who invented the dictionary. Was it a Sumerian? Was it a Chinese? I know one thing though, the dictionary is a wonderful invention.
- Он кита́ец? He is Chinese?
- Кита́йцы — дружелю́бные лю́ди. The Chinese are a friendly people.
- В США меня часто принима́ли за кита́йца. In the U.S. I was often taken to be Chinese.
- Я не кита́ец. I'm not Chinese.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | кита́ец | кита́йцы |
| gen. genitive | кита́йца | кита́йцев |
| dat. dative | кита́йцу | кита́йцам |
| acc. accusative | кита́йца | кита́йцев |
| inst. instrumental | кита́йцем | кита́йцами |
| prep. prepositional | кита́йце | кита́йцах |
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