somewhat often used word (#3845)
Translation
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1.Chinese, the Chinese
Chinese
Also: the Chinese
Also
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A good example is ручка which looks like
1. pen, ballpoint
2. handle, knob, grip
3. arm
4. arm rest
Usage Info
Examples
- Вы мо́жете отличи́ть кита́йца от япо́нца? Can you tell a Chinese person from Japanese?
- Мно́гие кита́йцы счита́ют кра́сный са́мым лу́чшим цве́том. Many Chinese people consider red to be the best colour.
- Э́тот челове́к — кита́ец. This man is Chinese.
- Более того́, кита́йцы лю́бят вздремну́ть. On top of that, the Chinese like taking naps.
- Ты кита́ец или япо́нец? Are you Chinese or Japanese?
- Большинство́ европе́йцев не мо́гут отличи́ть япо́нца от кита́йца. Most Europeans cannot tell a Japanese from a Chinese.
- В США меня часто принима́ют за кита́йца. In the U.S., they often mistake me for a Chinese person.
- Много кита́йцев живу́т в Африке. Many Chinese live in Africa.
- Кита́йцы много рабо́тают. The Chinese are a hard-working people.
- Я кита́ец. I'm Chinese.
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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 |
Editing declensions: If there are two forms for a word, please separate them by a comma.
Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).
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