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单词 sinitic
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Sinitic


Si·nit·ic

S0429600 (sī-nĭt′ĭk, sĭ-)n. The branch of Sino-Tibetan that comprises Chinese.
[Sin(o)- + -itic (as in Semitic).]
Si·nit′ic adj.

Sinitic

(sɪˈnɪtɪk) n (Languages) a branch of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages, consisting of the various languages or dialects of Chinese. Compare Tibeto-Burmanadj (Languages) belonging or relating to this group of languages

Si•nit•ic

(sɪˈnɪt ɪk)

n. 1. the branch of Sino-Tibetan consisting of ancient and modern Chinese in its literary and dialect forms. adj. 2. of or pertaining to the Chinese, their language, or their culture. [1890–95; < Late Latin Sīn(ae) the Chinese (see Sino-) + -itic, probably after Semitic]
Thesaurus
Noun1.Sinitic - a group of Sino-Tibetan languagesSinitic languageChinese - any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing systemSino-Tibetan, Sino-Tibetan language - the family of tonal languages spoken in eastern Asia
Adj.1.Sinitic - of or relating to the Chinese people or their language or culture; "Sinitic dialects"
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Sinitic


  • noun

Synonyms for Sinitic

noun a group of Sino-Tibetan languages

Synonyms

  • Sinitic language

Related Words

  • Chinese
  • Sino-Tibetan
  • Sino-Tibetan language
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