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No. 4,673 in Spanish

chinos

"Chinos" can mean "Chinese people," "curly hair," or "children" (informal, Latin America), depending on context.

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  • Los chinos visitaron el museo en grupo.

    The Chinese people visited the museum as a group.

    In this sentence, 'chinos' refers to individuals from China.

  • Me gustan mucho los chinos porque son cómodos.

    I really like the chinos because they are comfortable.

    Here, 'chinos' denotes a style of trousers that originated from adaptable cotton twill fabric.

  • Mi amiga tiene el pelo con rizos como chinos.

    My friend has hair with curls like waves or loops.

    In this example, 'chinos' describes curls or waves in the hair, which is an informal usage in some Spanish-speaking regions.

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