Anonymous  +  319814 Thu, 25 Jan 07 03:30 PM is it more correctly to use "China" or "Chinese" when refer to a nation? Anonymous

	Orpheus  +  319841 Thu, 25 Jan 07 04:01 PM The nation's name is China, if that is what you are looking for. Orpheus Joined on Tue, Jun 17 2003 Jakarta, Indonesia Regular Member 587 'Truth is Subjectivity' - Kierkegaard

	Orpheus  +  320044 Fri, 26 Jan 07 12:49 AM It can be used as a noun. When we say 'the Chinese' we usually refer to the Chinese people or population as a whole rather than the country. Orpheus Nouns

	Clive  +  323478 Sat, 03 Feb 07 05:26 AM Hi, so you want to say that Chinese as noun doesn't exist? what about "The Chinese" - when refered to as a nation? Yes, but as noted, this refers to the people while China refers to the whole country (eg the land, the people, everything). You can also 'He's a Chinese", referring to one person. My Chinese students often say this. However, in my experience, Western people rarely or never use this noun expression. We say things like 'a Chinese person'. best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,672 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Nouns

	Westlake  +  323542 Sat, 03 Feb 07 11:57 AM China can only be used as the short name of the country PRC(People's republic of China). Chinese can be be used in 2 ways: The first one is to be used as adjective,e.g. the Chinese tradition The second way is to be use as a none, which refer to the ethnicity of Chinese people.People usually think Chinese is from China, which is not totally correct.There're also local Chinese in many countries besides China,e.g. Singapore, Malaysia Regards, WestLake Westlake Joined on Fri, Jan 26 2007 Singapore Junior Member 95 I like making friends! Regards