ķīnisks

From Ķīna (“China”) +‎ -isks.

ķīnisks (definite ķīniskais, comparative ķīniskāks, superlative visķīniskākais, adverb ķīniski)

1. Chinese (relating to the Chinese language; relating to Chinese people or to China)

   ķīnisks faktors ― the Chinese factor

   kaut kas ķīnisks ― something Chinese

   ķīnisks smalkums ― Chinese fineness, subtlety

English “Chinese” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to ķīniešu, the genitive plural form of ķīnietis. The adjective ķīnisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Chinese”), or in its adverbial form ķīniski.

• Ķīna
• ķīnietis, ķīniete
• ķīniešu valoda