单词 | sino |
释义 | Sino- (saɪnoʊ-) combining form [ADJECTIVE noun] Sino- is added to adjectives indicating nationality to form adjectives which describe relations between China and another country. ...Sino-Vietnamese friendship. ...Sino-Japanese trade and investment. Sino- in British Englishcombining form Chinese Sino-Tibetan Sinology Word origin from French, from Late Latin Sīnae the Chinese, from Late Greek Sinai, from Arabic Sīn China, probably from Chinese Ch'inChinese in British English (tʃaɪˈniːz) adjective 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of China, its people, or their languages noun ▶ Related prefix: Sino-2. Word forms: plural -nese a native or inhabitant of China or a descendant of one 3. any of the languages of China belonging to the Sino-Tibetan family, sometimes regarded as dialects of one language. They share a single writing system that is not phonetic but ideographic. A phonetic system using the Roman alphabet was officially adopted by the Chinese government in 1966 See also Mandarin Chinese, Pekingese, CantoneseSino- in American English (ˈsaɪnoʊ; ˈsɪnoʊ) Chinese, Chinese and Sinology Word origin Fr < LL Sinae < Gr Sinai, an Asian peopleDefinition of 'Sino-' |
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