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Synonyms of Chinese

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Another word for Chinese is Sinic. Other synonyms of Chinese are Putonghua, Guoyu, Huayu, Guanhua and Hanyu.

Synonyms and similar words for Chinese

proper nounThe Standard Chinese language, written in Chinese characters and spoken and spelled using Standard...

  • PutonghuaStandard Mandarin, the official language of the People's Republic of China; the state-designated national speech of the...
  • GuoyuThe standardized spoken Chinese language, also referred to as Standard Mandarin. The term remains in common use in the...
  • HuayuSynonym of Mandarin.
  • GuanhuaMandarin, group of Northern Chinese dialects including Standard Mandarin (Putonghua).
  • HanyuChinese; the Chinese language(s).
  • Zhongwen

adjectiveOf China, its language or people.

  • SinicChinese.
  • Sino-Sinus.
  • SericSynonym of Chinese or Northern Chinese, in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China.
  • SerianSynonym of Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China and its role...
  • SericanSynonym of Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China.
  • SinaeanSynonym of Chinese.
  • SinesianSynonym of Chinese or Chinese-like, of, related to, or similar to Chinese people, things, or culture.
  • Cathayan archaicOf or relating to Cathay.
  • Chinesian archaic, humorousSynonym of Chinese, of or related to China, the Chinese, or their culture, particularly Han Chinese culture.

nounMore synonyms

  • HanSorrowful resentment, as a part of the Korean cultural identity.
  • ChinamanA Chinese person, or person of Chinese descent.
  • chink offensiveA person of perceived Chinese ethnicity or descent.
  • SineseThe Chinese people or a Chinese person, (particularly) with reference to the historical southern Chinese known to the...
  • Chinean
  • ChinianChinese.
  • Sinaeans
  • Chinee archaic, offensiveA person from China.
  • Chinish archaic, rareChinese.

nounChinese people.

Meaning of Chinese

  1. adjective Of, from, or related to China, particularly now the People's Republic of China.
  2. adjective Of, from, or related to the people of China, particularly the Han Chinese and their culture whether in China or overseas.
  3. adjective Of, from, or related to a language native to Han Chinese persons, often used generally of Chinese characters or particularly to refer to Standard Mandarin.

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Questions about synonyms of Chinese

What is another word for Chinese?
Chinese has 30 synonyms on Word.ws, such as Sinic, Putonghua, Guoyu, Huayu, Guanhua, Hanyu, Zhongwen and Sino-.
What does Chinese mean?
Chinese means of, from, or related to China, particularly now the People's Republic of China.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Chinese (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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