Nouns for nationalities and languages Correc - Cchatty

Nouns for nationalities and languages

Correct usage for “China,” Zhōngguó 中国, and “Chinese language,” zhōngwén 中文: Chinese = Zhōngguó 中国, when “Chinese” is an adjective that precedes a noun Chinese = Zhōngguó rén 中国人 when “Chinese” refers to Chinese person/people Chinese = Zhōngwén 中文 or Hànyǔ 汉语 when “Chinese” refers to the language I have a Chinese pen.

Wǒ yǒu Zhōngguó bǐ.
我有中国笔。
My wife is Chinese.

Wǒ tàitai shì Zhōngguó rén.
我太太是中国人。
My wife teaches Chinese.

Wǒ tàitai jiāo Zhōngwén (Hànyǔ).
我太太教中文 (汉语)。
The same rules apply to all nationalities and languages.