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Sinologist

Sinologist

1 9.9
A person who studies Chinese language, history, or culture
  • noun
  • /ˈsaɪnəˌlɒdʒɪst/
  • Specialized
: sinólogo
  • As a leading Sinologist, she has published numerous articles on the evolution of the Chinese language.
  • Western sinologists
  • American sinologists

Examples

  • If Sinologists continue to dismiss Chinese popular opinion, they will fail to grasp an essential component of Chinese politics.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Moreover, many Sinologists believe ardently that there is no viable American policy toward China other than "constructive engagement."

    Academic text (2000)
  • Fairbank, an American sinologist, wrote:

    Academic text (1993)
  • Sinologists provide a number of important premises in the China debate.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Oksenberg is one of the most prominent academic Sinologists in the United States.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Sinologist Michel Oksenberg expressed this idea in an interview:

    Academic text (2000)
  • Chinese cometary records first became available in the West through the work of the French sinologist (and former railway worker) Edouard Biot.

    Academic text (1996)
  • One of Kapp's closest associates at the council is Karen Sutter, the daughter of Robert Sutter, a leading Sinologist who served for a number of years as the top China hand of the Congressional Research Service.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The suppression of the pro-democracy movement on the Chinese mainland in June 1989 has left American sinologists uncertain about the future political and security roles of the People's Liberation Army.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The key economic propositions held most naturally by traders have become firmly entrenched in the minds of the strategists, dialogists, and sinologists.

    Academic text (2000)

How Expert

authority
101 4.2
Sinologist
  • Specialized
1 9.9
scholar
290 4.1
student
∞ 1.0
beginner
78 1.0

Surface Forms

Sinologist singular
Sinologists plural

Morphology

Sinologist = sinology (transparent) = sinology + ist

Formed by the noun 'sinology' (study of China) + the agentive suffix '-ist', a regular and predictable derivation.

Etymology

The word Sinologist comes from the first part Sino-, meaning 'China', and the ending -logy, meaning 'study', the same ending you see in biology. So a Sinologist is literally someone who 'studies China', which explains why they are experts in Chinese language, history, or culture.