how to pronounce chinois

/ʃi.nwa/

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chinois is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of chinois in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… savoir si les dirigeants chinois qui est …”

meanings of chinois

noun:

Chinese (language).
Greek (something difficult to understand).
Chinese, someone from China.

adjective:

Chinese (relating to China).

chinois frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word chinois occurs in french on average 66.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.