made in China
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- adjective
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hecho en China
- Since Obama has taken office, we find more products made in China than ever before.
- toys made in China
- products made in China
- shoes made in China
God bless the USA Bible made in China.
- God bless the USA Bible made in China.
- It's again, this isn't like some name brand hats made in China.
- Mazda, Honda, Ford and General Motors have all been shifting production of some components made in China to their home markets.
- And there's a lot of vilifying this made in China sort of label.
- From X premium subscriptions to Patriot Bibles made in China to meme coins, they need you.
Examples
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When shopping for electronics, it's common to see labels that say they are made in China.
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Mazda, Honda, Ford and General Motors have all been shifting production of some components made in China to their home markets.
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...want to see if it's made in China.
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I took it apart and found out that everything in it is made in China!
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If it's not made in China, they look at it with suspicion.
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They're all made in China.
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And I have enough disposable items made in China in my home as it is.
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So you bought a product made in China and owned by a company headquartered in New York.
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They're made in China!
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The toy you bought for your child is made in China, which is often the case for many toys.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'indicating that a product was manufactured in China' is directly derivable from combining 'made' (manufactured) with the locative preposition 'in' and the proper noun 'China' — a straightforward place-of-origin composition. This construction is cross-linguistically common and follows standard English patterns, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Made in China comes from the small label sewn or printed on products to show where they were made and in which country, like China. Because China became a big place for factories, many items carried the label Made in China, so today the phrase simply means 'manufactured in China'.