1570s, from China + -ese. As a noun from c. 1600. Chinee (n.) is a vulgar back-formation from this word on the mistaken notion that the word is a plural. As an adjective, Chinish also was used 16c. Chinese fire-drill "chaotic situation of many people rushing around futilely" is attested by 1962, U.S. military slang, perhaps with roots in World War II U.S. Marine Corps slang. The game Chinese checkers is attested from 1938.
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1. Chinese waiters stood in a cluster, sharing a private joke.
华人服务生们站在一起，讲着只有他们自己才懂的笑话。
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2. Her Chinese friends referred to the Empress as their venerable ancestor.
她的中国朋友们说这位女皇是他们值得敬仰的祖先。
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3. Cartons of Chinese food were arrayed on a large oak table.
在一张宽大的橡树桌上摆放着一盒盒中式食品。
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4. He went south to climb Taishan, a mountain sacred to the Chinese.
他南下去爬泰山了，那是中国人心目中一座神圣的山。
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5. These texts give the reader an insight into the Chinese mind.
