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china meaning in English

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china noun
{f}

babysitter [babysitters](baby or child caretaker)
noun
[UK: ˈbeɪ.bi.sɪ.tə(r)] [US: ˈbeɪ.bi.ˌsɪ.tər]

bangs(hair that hangs down over the forehead)
noun
[UK: ˈbæŋz] [US: ˈbæŋz]

chicken pox(disease)
noun
[UK: ˈtʃɪkɪn pɒks] [US: ˈtʃɪkən ˈpɑːks]

Chinese(person from China or of Chinese descent)
noun
[UK: tʃaɪ.ˈniːz] [US: tʃaɪ.ˈniːz]
I am Chinese. = Soy china.

pebble [pebbles](stone)
noun
[UK: ˈpeb.l̩] [US: ˈpeb.l̩]
I have a pebble in my shoe. = Se me ha metido una china en el zapato.

slingshot [slingshots](Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles, see also: sling)
noun
[UK: ˈslɪŋ.ʃɒt] [US: sˈlɪŋ.ˌʃɑːt]

China continental proper noun
{f}

mainland China(Communist China understood via its geographical position)
proper noun
[UK: ˈmeɪn.lænd ˈtʃaɪ.nə] [US: ˈmeɪn.ˌlænd ˈtʃaɪ.nə]

China histórica proper noun
{f}

China proper(parts of China excluding outer frontiers)
proper noun

China Taipéi proper noun

Chinese Taipei(a name under which Taiwan participates in international organisations)
proper noun

Chinandega proper noun

Chinandega(department of Nicaragua)
proper noun

achinar verb

sinicize(make Chinese in form or character)
verb

artemisa china noun
{f}

Chinese mugwort(herbaceous perennial plant)
noun
[UK: tʃaɪ.ˈniːz] [US: tʃaɪ.ˈniːz]

cachina noun
{f}

marble [marbles](spherical ball)
noun
[UK: ˈmɑːb.l̩] [US: ˈmɑːr.bl̩]

capuchina noun
{f}

nasturtium [nasturtiums](plant of the genus Tropaeolum)
noun
[UK: nə.ˈstɜː.ʃəm] [US: nə.ˈstɝː.ʃəm]

castaña de agua china noun
{f}

water chestnut(Eleocharis dulcis)
noun

chichina noun
{f}

harvestman [harvestmen](arachnid)
noun
[UK: hˈɑːvɪstmən] [US: hˈɑːrvɪstmən]

chinchina noun
{f}

harvestman [harvestmen](arachnid)
noun
[UK: hˈɑːvɪstmən] [US: hˈɑːrvɪstmən]

cochinada adjective
{f}

pissass(worthless, backward, or small)
adjective

col china noun
{f}

bok choy [bok choys](Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis)
noun

napa cabbage(type of Chinese cabbage)
noun

comida china noun
{f}

Chinese(Chinese food)
noun
[UK: tʃaɪ.ˈniːz] [US: tʃaɪ.ˈniːz]

crepé de la China noun
{m}

crêpe de Chine(fabric)
noun

crespón la China noun
{m}

crêpe de Chine(fabric)
noun

crêpe de la China noun
{m}

crêpe de Chine(fabric)
noun

damas chinas noun
{f-Pl}

Chinese checkers(board game)
noun

de chichinabo adjective

piddly(small, of no consequence)
adjective

second-rate(of mediocre quality)
adjective
[UK: ˈsekənd reɪt] [US: ˈsekənd reɪt]

trifling(trivial)
adjective
[UK: ˈtraɪf.l̩.ɪŋ] [US: ˈtraɪf.l̩.ɪŋ]

deus ex máchina noun

deus ex machina(contrived plot resolution)
noun

echinacea noun
{f}

echinacea(plant)
noun

escabechina noun

slaughter [slaughters](a decisive defeat)
noun
[UK: ˈslɔː.tə(r)] [US: sˈlɒ.tər]

escabechina noun
{f}

carnage(death and destruction)
noun
[UK: ˈkɑː.nɪdʒ] [US: ˈkɑːr.nɪdʒ]

escabechina noun
{m}

bloodbath(indiscriminate killing or slaughter)
noun
[UK: ˈblʌd.bɑːθ] [US: ˈblʌd.ˌbæθ]

gota china noun
{f}

Chinese water torture(torture method)
noun

Gran Muralla China proper noun
{f}

Great Wall of China(Chinese fortification)
proper noun
[UK: ˈɡreɪt wɔːl əv ˈtʃaɪ.nə] [US: ˈɡreɪt ˈwɒl əv ˈtʃaɪ.nə]

hacer fuchina verb

play hooky(to stay away from school, work, etc. without suitable permission or excuse)
verb
[UK: ˈpleɪ ˈhʊk.i] [US: ˈpleɪ ˈhʊk.i]

hecho en China adjective

made in China(manufactured in the PRC)
adjective

Indochina proper noun
{f}

Indochina(part of Southeast Asia)
proper noun
[UK: ˌɪndo.ˈtʃaɪ.nə] [US: ˌɪndo.ˈtʃaɪ.nə]

lechina noun
{f}

chicken pox(disease)
noun
[UK: ˈtʃɪkɪn pɒks] [US: ˈtʃɪkən ˈpɑːks]

lechuga china noun
{f}

celtuce(type of lettuce)
noun
[UK: ˈsel.təs] [US: ˈsel.tɪs]

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