A Chinese Ghost Story

a Determinative

— A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type. Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".

a Noun

— A is the first letter of the alphabet. The letter "a" comes before "b". — In some schools, an A is a very high grade. Ron got an A on his earth science test.

Chinese Adjective

— If something is Chinese, it comes from China. Many Chinese goods are sold in the U.S. We had a Chinese girl in our class. Australia has a large population of overseas Chinese people. — If something is Chinese, it is typical of China. I like Chinese food.

Chinese Proper noun

— Chinese is any of the languages (ways people talk) in China. Mandarin, Hokkien, and Cantonese are forms of Chinese.

ghost Noun

— A ghost is the spirit or soul of a man. — A ghost is the soul of a dead person that shows up after death. The house was haunted by the ghost of the little boy who used to live here. ref Date 2012 Publication information New York : Grand Central Pub.,Edition: 1st ed. Title You came back :a novel Author Coake, Christopher./ref — A ghost is any faint thing that looks like a shadow. — A ghost is a ghostwriter.

story Noun

— A story is a piece of text that tells someone who reads it about a real or fictional (made up) event. This story is about a little girl who is eaten by a wolf. The film is based on a true story. — A story is a lie. Mother told me to stop telling stories. — A story is a floor or level in a building. My room is five stories up.