Is it der, die or das Chinese?

DER

Chinese

The correct article in German of Chinese is der. So it is der Chinese! (nominative case)

The word Chinese is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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Formulierung

German declension of Chinese?

How does the declension of Chinese work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1	Singular	Plural
Nominative	der Chinese	die Chinesen
Genitive	des Chinesen	der Chinesen
Dative	dem Chinesen	den Chinesen
Akkusative	den Chinesen	die Chinesen

What is the meaning of Chinese in German?

Chinese has various definitions in German:

[1] Citizens of China

[1] Staatsbürger von China

[2] Man whose ancestors come from China

[2] Mensch, dessen Vorfahren aus China kommen

How to use Chinese in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Chinese with translations in English.

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

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

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

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

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

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

[2] Mein Freund ist malaysischer Chinese.

[2] My friend is Malaysian Chinesee

Pictures or photos of Chinese

[1] eine Gruppe Chinesen