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Chinese vs chink

chink vs Chinese

Chinese and chink both are nouns.

Chinese is an adjective but chink is not an adjective.

Chinese is not a verb while chink is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Chinese Yes Yes No No
chink Yes No Yes No
As nouns, chink is a hyponym of Chinese; that is, chink is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than Chinese:
  • Chinese: a native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China
  • chink: (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
Other hyponyms of Chinese include Chinaman, Boxer, Hakka, mandarin.
Chinese (noun) chink (noun)
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system a short light metallic sound
a native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
Chinese (adjective) chink (adjective)
of or pertaining to China or its peoples or cultures
of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language
Chinese (verb) chink (verb)
make cracks or chinks in
fill the chinks of, as with caulking
make or emit a high sound
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