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The article for

Chinese

der Chinese

Chinese is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Chinesen

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it der Chinese?

Chinese ends in -e. Most nouns with this ending are feminine (79% take die), but Chinese is an exception: der Chinese.

The other -e exceptions
Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Citizens of China

[1] Staatsbürger von China

[2] Man whose ancestors come from China

[2] Mensch, dessen Vorfahren aus China kommen

Examples

[1] A Chinese and an American are sitting in a car

[1] Ein Chinese und ein Amerikaner sitzen in einem Auto.

[1] "The great empires of Asia - the Ottomans, Persians, Moguln and Chinese - received very soon that the Europeans had discovered a new continent"

[1] „Die großen Reiche Asiens – die Osmanen, Perser, Moguln und Chinesen – bekamen sehr bald mit, dass die Europäer einen neuen Kontinent entdeckt hatten.“
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "In China, you know, the emperor is a Chinese, and everyone he has around are Chinese" "

[1] „In China, weißt Du ja wohl, ist der Kaiser ein Chinese, und alle, die er um sich hat, sind Chinesen.“

[2] My friend is Malaysian Chinesee

[2] Mein Freund ist malaysischer Chinese.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Chinese die Chinesen
Genitiv des Chinesen der Chinesen
Dativ dem Chinesen den Chinesen
Akkusativ den Chinesen die Chinesen

Pronunciation

In context

[1] eine Gruppe Chinesen
[1] eine Gruppe Chinesen Wikimedia Commons

Related nouns

Nouns with the same ending

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