Chinese

Definitions

• (uncountable) Any of several Sinitic languages spoken in China, especially Literary Chinese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Wu or Min Nan.
• (uncountable) The class of Sino-Tibetan dialects including Mandarin, Wu, Cantonese, Min Nan and others.
• (uncountable) The logographic writing system shared by this language family.
• (uncountable) Standard Mandarin or Putonghua, the standard variety of Chinese.