Meaning
Chinese
In a sentence
Il mio vicino è cinese e cucina benissimo.
My neighbor is Chinese and cooks really well.
Hai mai mangiato in un ristorante cinese qui?
Have you ever eaten at a Chinese restaurant here?
Non ho ancora studiato la storia cinese.
I still haven't studied Chinese history.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| cinese | masculine · singular |
| cinese | feminine · singular |
| cinesi | masculine · plural |
| cinesi | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- As an adjective, it must agree: cibo cinese, cucina cinese, ristoranti cinesi.
- Lowercase in Italian: cinese, unlike English "Chinese".
- It can also be a noun for a person or the language: un cinese, il cinese.