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- chinchilla/tʃɪnˈtʃɪl.ə/A small, nocturnal South American rodent of the Andes mountains, kept for its soft, dense, greyish fur.nounC1
- chincoteague/ˌtʃɪŋkəˈtiːɡ/A proper noun referring primarily to a specific island, town, and wildlife refuge in the United States.nounVery low
- chincoteague pony/ˌtʃɪŋkətiːɡ ˈpəʊni/A breed of small, semi-feral pony native to the island of Chincoteague, Virginia, USA.nounlow
- chindia/ˈtʃɪn.di.ə/A portmanteau referring to the combined economic and geopolitical influence of China and India as a single entity or bloc.nounC2
- chindit/ˈtʃɪndɪt/A member of a British-led special operations unit that fought behind Japanese lines in Burma during World War II.nounvery low
- chindwin/ˈʧɪn.dwɪn/A proper noun, specifically a river in Myanmar (Burma) and a major tributary of the Irrawaddy River.nounLow
- chine/tʃaɪn/The backbone of an animal, especially the line of the spine along a cut of meat.nounverbC2/Rare
- chinee/tʃaɪˈniːz/A variant or poetic/archaic spelling of 'Chinese', pertaining to China or its people, language, or culture.nounVery low / Archaic
- chinese/ˌtʃaɪˈniːz/Relating to China, its people, or their languages.adjectivenounB1
- chinese artichoke/ˌtʃaɪˌniːz ˈɑː.tɪ.tʃəʊk/A perennial plant (Stachys affinis) cultivated for its edible, crunchy, tuberous roots which resemble a string of small, bumpy cylinders.nounLow (specialist/culinary)
- chinese block/ˌtʃaɪˈniːz ˈblɒk/A percussive musical instrument consisting of a hollow, rectangular wooden block with a slit, producing a resonant clacking sound when struck.nounC2 / Very Low Frequency
- chinese boxes/ˌtʃaɪˌniːz ˈbɒksɪz/A set of boxes of decreasing size, each fitting inside the next larger one.plural-nounC2 (Very low frequency)
- chinese burn/ˌtʃaɪˈniːz ˈbɜːn/A prank or form of torture in which one person twists the skin of another person's forearm in opposite directions with both hands, causing a burning sensation.nounLow
- chinese cabbage/ˌtʃaɪˌniːz ˈkæb.ɪdʒ/A type of leafy vegetable commonly used in Asian cuisine, characterized by pale, crisp stalks and green leaves.nounB1
- chinese calendar/ˌtʃaɪˈniːz ˈkælɪndə(r)/A lunisolar calendar system traditionally used in China and other East Asian cultures, based on cycles of the moon and sun, used to determine festivals and auspicious dates.nounB2
- chinese checkers/ˌtʃaɪˌniːz ˈtʃek.əz/A board game for multiple players where the objective is to move one's marbles from a starting point to the opposite point of a star-shaped board.nounLow
- chinese chequers/ˌtʃaɪniːz ˈtʃɛkəz/A board game for two to six players, played on a star-shaped board with marbles or pegs, where the objective is to move all one's pieces into the opposite corner of the board.nounLow
- chinese chess/ˌtʃaɪˈniːz tʃes/A traditional two-player strategy board game from China, also called Xiangqi, played with pieces representing historical military units on a board divided by a river.nounC1
- chinese chippendale/ˌtʃaɪˌniːz ˈtʃɪpəndeɪl/A style of furniture design that merges 18th-century English Chippendale forms with Chinese decorative motifs.nounLow
- chinese copy/ˌtʃaɪˈniːz ˈkɒpi/An exact, precise copy or imitation, often with the implication that it is indistinguishable from the original.nounC1/C2 - Low frequency; primarily used in specific professional or literary contexts.
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