中ちゅう国ごく人じん

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Meanings

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Chinese person; Chinese national

Neutral noun for a person from China or a Chinese person; context determines whether nationality, ethnicity, or residence is meant.

He is Chinese.

クラスに中ちゅう国ごく人じんの留りゅう学がく生せいがいます。

There is a Chinese international student in the class.

〈人ひと〉と結けっ婚こんするto marry a Chinese person
彼かの女じょは中ちゅう国ごく人じんと結けっ婚こんした。
She married a Chinese man.
中ちゅう国ごく人じん向むけの〈物もの〉something aimed at or geared toward Chinese people
このアプリは中ちゅう国ごく人じん向むけに作つくられている。
This app is designed for Chinese users.

チャイニーズ
中国人 is the standard, neutral word for a Chinese person, while チャイニーズ is a katakana loanword mainly used in stylistic or English-influenced contexts.
華か僑きょう
中国人 simply means a Chinese national or person of Chinese nationality anywhere, whereas 華僑 specifically denotes Chinese people who have settled and are living outside of China.

中ちゅう国ごく語ご
中国人 refers to a Chinese person or national, while 中国語 refers to the Chinese language, so learners must not swap the final kanji.
漢かん民みん族ぞくN1
中国人 means a Chinese national or person from China regardless of ethnicity, whereas 漢民族 specifically names the Han ethnic group within (or beyond) China.

人にん
The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
名めいN2
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).

Transparent compound of 中国, 'China,' and 人, 'person.'