This is the 12460th most frequent Russian word.
китаец
A Chinese man.
Used as a noun to describe a person of Chinese nationality.
Этот китаец великолепно говорит по-русски.
This Chinese man speaks Russian wonderfully.
Describes a person’s ethnicity or cultural background.
Он — китаец по происхождению, но вырос в Европе.
He is of Chinese origin but grew up in Europe.
Refers to a previously unknown individual of Chinese nationality.