Manchu
noun
a member of a Tungusic people of Manchuria who conquered China in the 17th century and established a dynasty there (Manchu dynasty, or Ch'ing dynasty 1644–1912).
Manchus
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pluralof Manchu.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The succession of dynastic governments that ruled over China’s heartland were sometimes ethnically Han, and sometimes northerners—Mongols and Manchus especially—who ruled empires now referred to as “Chinese.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
China’s Great Wall has been pierced by Genghis Khan, the Manchus, and now, allegedly, a couple of construction workers named Zheng and Wang who wanted a shortcut.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2023
They strove to preserve their identity as Manchus, but they also embraced Chinese culture.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
On their way to China’s conquest, the Manchus invaded Korea, partly to use it as a base from which to continue attacks on China.
From Economist ● Nov. 9, 2017
“So many questions. For instance, you wear the queue. I’ve read that it is a badge of slavery imposed by conquest by the Manchus on the Southern Chinese.”
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
