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单词 Sinitic
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Definition of Sinitic in English:

Sinitic

adjective sɪˈnɪtɪksəˈnidik
  • Relating to or denoting the division of the Sino-Tibetan language family that includes the many forms of Chinese.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Not to do so will only lead to costly inefficiency for all users of Sinitic language materials.
    • Among Sinitic languages, there are at least seven or eight major branches that are mutually unintelligible.
    • The introduction provides an up-to-date description of Sinitic languages in terms of history and geography, placing the goals of the volume into perspective.
    • Southeast Asian governments have promoted national languages at the expense of Chinese-medium education, thus eroding one important base for the continuation of Sinitic culture in overseas Chinese communities.
    • One of the unique features of the Sinitic languages is the quality of sound used to designate differences in meanings between words or syllables.

Origin

Late 19th century: via late Latin from Greek sinai 'the Chinese', from Arabic ṣīn, denoting the Chinese empire.

 
 

Definition of Sinitic in US English:

Sinitic

adjectivesəˈnidik
  • Relating to or denoting the division of the Sino-Tibetan language family that includes the many forms of spoken Chinese.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Southeast Asian governments have promoted national languages at the expense of Chinese-medium education, thus eroding one important base for the continuation of Sinitic culture in overseas Chinese communities.
    • The introduction provides an up-to-date description of Sinitic languages in terms of history and geography, placing the goals of the volume into perspective.
    • One of the unique features of the Sinitic languages is the quality of sound used to designate differences in meanings between words or syllables.
    • Among Sinitic languages, there are at least seven or eight major branches that are mutually unintelligible.
    • Not to do so will only lead to costly inefficiency for all users of Sinitic language materials.

Origin

Late 19th century: via late Latin from Greek sinai ‘the Chinese’, from Arabic ṣīn, denoting the Chinese empire.

 
 
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