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Mandarin

Mandarineigenname

Used for the language name 'Mandarin', capitalized and treated as an uncountable proper noun.

Definitionen

The standard literary and official form of Chinese based on the Beijing dialect, spoken by over a billion people.

She decided to learn Mandarin to better communicate with her colleagues in China.

Synonyme

Mandarin Chinese

Standard Mandarin

Standard Chinese

Modern Standard Chinese

mandarinsubstantiv

Definitionen

A small citrus fruit with a loose skin, especially a variety of tangerine.

She peeled a mandarin and shared the segments with her friends.

A high-ranking official in the former imperial Chinese civil service.

The mandarin was known for his wisdom and fair judgments in the court.

A person who has a lot of influence in a particular field, often in a bureaucratic or academic setting.

The university mandarin was instrumental in shaping the new curriculum.

mandarinadjektiv

Definitionen

Relating to the Mandarin Chinese language or to people who speak it.

The app offers a Mandarin phrasebook for travelers.

Characteristic of a refined, elaborate, or bureaucratic style traditionally associated with mandarins.

Critics found the report couched in mandarin language that obscured its true meaning.