Sinology

Si·nol·o·gy (s

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The study of Chinese language, literature, or civilization.

Sino·logi·cal (s

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l, s

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Si·nolo·gist n.

Sinology [saɪˈnɒlədʒɪ sɪ-]

(Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) (Historical Terms) the study of Chinese history, language, culture, etc.

Sinological [ˌsaɪnəˈlɒdʒɪk^əl ˌsɪn-] adj

Sinologist n

Sinologue [ˈsaɪnəˌlɒg] n

Sinology

the branch of anthropology that studies Chinese culture. — Sinologist, Sinologue, n. — Sinological, adj.

See also: China

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Noun

Sinology - the study of Chinese history and language and culture

arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts - studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills); "the college of arts and sciences"

Translations

Sinology [ˌsaɪˈnɒlədʒɪ] N → sinología f

sinology

n → Sinologie f

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Chan shows how the same factors are at play in sinology, which he describes as a study of certain aspects of Chinese culture that are, perforce, reported in some other language, because there is no equivalent term for sinology in Chinese.

Orientalism in sinology by Reference & Research Book News

95 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THE RENOWNED BIOCHEMIST from Cambridge University, Joseph Needham (1900-1995), was even more famous as the Christopher Columbus of Chinese sciences, having discovered, quite literally, an entire continent of knowledge beyond the pale of traditional sinology.

The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric ... by Hsu, Michael / The Humanist

Sinology is the study of the history and language of which country?

TIME OUT: Quiz of the Day by The Journal (Newcastle, England)

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