Meaning & use
sleeping Chinese
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Chinese people who are sleeping, or a Chinese person who is asleep.
See it in a sentence
The photograph showed a group of sleeping Chinese on the train.
She wrote an article about sleeping Chinese in public places.
A note on using this word
This phrase is not a standard English idiom; it describes Chinese people who are asleep or a Chinese person who is sleeping. It is not a fixed expression and should be avoided in formal writing; instead say 'a sleeping Chinese person' or 'Chinese people who are sleeping'.
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