No. 12,460 in Russian
китаец
A Chinese man.
In a sentence
Этот китаец великолепно говорит по-русски.
This Chinese man speaks Russian wonderfully.
Used as a noun to describe a person of Chinese nationality.
Он — китаец по происхождению, но вырос в Европе.
He is of Chinese origin but grew up in Europe.
Describes a person’s ethnicity or cultural background.
Я встретил одного китайца, который изучает русскую культуру.
I met a Chinese person who is studying Russian culture.
Refers to a previously unknown individual of Chinese nationality.
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