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Meaning of John Chinaman | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A Chinese man; the Chinese people generally.

offensive

Examples

“John Chinaman is playing the devil with us shipmasters of the English nation.”
“The simple cup of tea, and frugal meal of rice and salt fish, are the principal factors to " John Chinaman's " success wherever he goes.”
“My head was full of stories about John Chinaman: opium, slavery, how they ate the hands of Christian babies.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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