Word · Frequency #17468
Taiwanese
台湾人的；台湾的
of or relating to Taiwan, its residents, or their language
- 1.
Of or pertaining to Taiwan or its people, culture, language/s, etc.
属于或关于台湾、其人民、文化、语言等的。
属于或关于台湾、其人民、文化、语言等的。
In use
I learned to cook several Taiwanese dishes from my grandmother.
The Taiwanese night market is famous for its delicious street food.
She is proud of her Taiwanese heritage.
Taiwanese + noun
形容词用法：作定语修饰名词，表示来自或属于台湾。
Taiwanese food is popular here.
台湾菜在这里很受欢迎。
be + Taiwanese
形容词用法：作表语，说明主语的台湾籍贯或身份。
She is Taiwanese.
她是台湾人。
a + Taiwanese
名词用法：可数名词，指一位台湾本地人或居民。
He is a Taiwanese.
他是台湾人。
the + Taiwanese
名词用法：the + Taiwanese 为复数集合用法，指台湾人民。
The Taiwanese are known for their hospitality.
台湾人以热情好客著称。
Common mistakes
She is Taiwan.She is Taiwanese.
Taiwan 是地名，不能单独作表语表示国籍；表达“台湾人/台湾的”要用形容词 Taiwanese。
There are many Taiwaneses in the class.There are many Taiwanese in the class.
以 -ese 结尾的国籍名词（如 Taiwanese、Chinese、Japanese）单复数同形，复数不能加 -s。
Connections
Collocations
- Taiwanese culture
- 台湾文化
- The museum has a gallery devoted to Taiwanese culture.这座博物馆有一个专门介绍台湾文化的展厅。
- Taiwanese food
- 台湾美食
- We tried some delicious Taiwanese food at the night market.我们在夜市品尝了一些美味的台湾美食。
- Taiwanese people
- 台湾人
- Many Taiwanese people are proud of their island's natural beauty.许多台湾人为他们岛上美丽的自然风光感到自豪。
- Taiwanese language
- 台湾话
- She can speak the Taiwanese language fluently.她能说一口流利的台湾话。
- Taiwanese identity
- 台湾认同
- The debate over Taiwanese identity has shaped local politics.关于台湾认同的辩论塑造了当地的政治。
- Taiwanese government
Learner notes
Memory Tip
词尾 -ese 像 Chinese、Japanese 一样表示“某地(人)的”，Taiwan 后面加上它，就是“台湾的；台湾人的”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常会话、新闻报道、文化讨论 Taiwanese 通常用于中性场合，日常交流、新闻报道或文化讨论中都较常见。它既可作形容词（表示“台湾的、台湾人的”），也可作名词（表示“台湾人”）；作名词时指台湾居民，作形容词时修饰与台湾相关的人、事物或语言。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words rhyme with Taiwanese in its usual pronunciation /ˌtaɪwɑːˈniːz/: the final stressed suffix -ese sounds like /iːz/. Beware the lookalike Taiwan /ˌtaɪˈwɑːn/, which does not rhyme. Note that Taiwanese also has a less-common /-ˈniːs/ pronunciation, and then these -ese words do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.