Home › Words › C › chinafolkchinafolkchinafolk means chinese people.EtymologyFrom China + folk, likely after Chinaman.nounChinese people.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.chinaperson 68% match — A Chinese person. vs chinafolk →chinian 67% match — Chinese. vs chinafolk →chinish 66% match — Chinese. vs chinafolk →chinee 62% match — A person from China. vs chinafolk →chineseman 60% match — A Chinese man, a Chinaman. vs chinafolk →chinaman 58% match — A Chinese person, or person of Chinese descent. vs chinafolk →cheena 57% match — A mainland Chinese person vs chinafolk →commonfolk 56% match — Commoners; ordinary people. vs chinafolk →