Chinese

(chī-nēzˈ, -nēsˈ)

1. a. A native or inhabitant of China.
   b. A person of Chinese ancestry.
   c. See Han¹.
2. a. The sole member of the Sinitic branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family, consisting of numerous languages and dialects such as Mandarin, Cantonese, Taiwanese, and Fujian.
   b. Any of the Sinitic varieties of speech spoken by the Chinese people.
   c. The official national language of China; Mandarin.