Please be specific: "Chinese refers to anything pertaining to China. Specifically, it may refer to: - Chinese people, people of Chinese ethnicity and/or nationality Zhonghua minzu, the supra-ethnic Chinese nationality Han Chinese, the dominant ethnic group in China Ethnic minorities in China, the non-Han Chinese population in mainland China and Taiwan Overseas Chinese, people of Chinese ancestry who live outside China - Chinese language, a language or language family that forms part of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages Standard Mandarin, the standard spoken form of the Chinese language and most commonly taught as a foreign language. It is also an official spoken form in the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China, and the predominately Chinese Singapore. Standard Cantonese, often officially referred to as "Chinese" in the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau in the People's Republic of China Spoken Chinese, many regional variants of the Chinese language - Written Chinese, the writing system of China. See also Chinese character Hanja Chinese characters used in writing Korean language Kanji Chinese characters used in writing Japanese language Romanization of Chinese, with several systems Simplified Chinese character, officially used in Mainland China, Singapore and Malaysia, and used in some Overseas Chinese communities. Traditional Chinese character, officially used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, and used by many Overseas Chinese communities. - Chinese cuisine, styles of cooking originating from China" Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese