A complex manifold of complex dimension nn is a Hausdorff, second-countable space covered by coordinate charts φi:UiViCn\varphi_i:U_i\to V_i\subseteq\mathbb C^n such that each transition map φjφi1\varphi_j\circ\varphi_i^{-1} is wherever it is defined.

Forgetting complex coordinates gives an underlying of real dimension 2n2n. The complex charts determine an on its tangent bundle; the existence of holomorphic charts is the additional condition.