Once again about the use of the definite article
Hi,
"The US tourism industry is facing a problem: A drop in the number of Chinese visiting U.S. cities and states."
I borrowed this sentence from a VOA Learning English audio/transcript so there is no reason to doubt the sentence is written in perfect English.
Now, to my question:
why is the definite article omitted before 'Chinese' in this sentence?
Looking forward to your comments (and examples, if possible)!
Top answer
Chinese = some set of people from China. the Chinese = all the people of China
- Chinese = some set of people from China.
- the Chinese = all the people of China
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Chinese = some set of people from China.
the Chinese = all the people of China
0vlivefWhy is the definite article omitted before 'Chinese' in this sentence?
When it refers to quantity, "the number of" is almost always followed directly by a countable plural (without an article). See examples at
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