Mandarin

Mandarinproper noun
Used for the language name 'Mandarin', capitalized and treated as an uncountable proper noun.
Traductions
mandarinLangue chinoise standard.
She decided to learn Mandarin to better communicate with her colleagues in China.
Elle a décidé d’apprendre le mandarin pour mieux communiquer avec ses collègues en Chine.
Définitions
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.
Synonymes
Mandarin Chinese
Standard Mandarin
Standard Chinese
Modern Standard Chinese
mandarinnoun
Définitions
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.
mandarinadjective
Définitions
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.