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mchina

MCHEE-nah

How to say it

SwahilimchinaMCHEE-nahsoon
EnglishChinese person
FrenchChinois

Meaning

A person from China or of Chinese origin.

Good to know

M/wa class noun, usually written with a capital: Mchina, plural Wachina. The country is China and the language Kichina.

Examples

  • Mchina huyo amefungua mgahawa katikati ya mji.That Chinese man has opened a restaurant in the town center.
  • Wachina wengi wanafanya kazi kwenye ujenzi wa barabara.Many Chinese people work on road construction.
  • Mke wake ni Mchina kutoka Shanghai.His wife is a Chinese woman from Shanghai.

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