mainland China
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2.3
- proper noun
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China continental
- A conjunction of several other considerations will also help to shape mainland China's political future.
- mainland China's economic
- investment in mainland China
- dependence on mainland China
A liquidation of Evergrand's assets in mainland China could just exacerbate these issues.
- A liquidation of Evergrand's assets in mainland China could just exacerbate these issues.
- So they have relatives back in mainland China.
- So that relationship absolutely exists with the tech that Bike Dance puts out in mainland China.
- These are where we have offices, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Seoul, Korea, Tokyo and all over mainland China.
- The severity of the crackdown in China forced the gangs offshore to Southeast Asia, where they began targeting victims outside of mainland China.
- He started this program called the Schwartzman Scholars, where American students and students from around the world go to study in Graduate School in mainland China.
- But we just plunk a whole bunch of people out of mainland China right down here in, in, in back one and we say, all right, everybody get out with your work.
Examples
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You are in Hong Kong, but you are about to cross an invisible border into Mainland China.
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Taiwan's economic policy toward mainland China follows the mercantilist model of trade regulation.
Academic text (1996) -
They're students from mainland China.
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Because Taiwan does not allow direct investment in mainland China, there are no such "Taiwanese businessmen."
Academic text (1996) -
However, the rivalry between Mainland China and Taiwan was severely damaging Hong Kong's local interests.
Academic text (2012) -
Through its investments in mainland China, Taiwan is indirectly entangled in these disputes.
Academic text (1993) -
Canton offers a glimpse of mainland China, which continues to lure the Western traveler.
Academic text (1995) -
The Taiwan government tries to intervene directly in the booming economic interactions with mainland China through strict economic regulations.
Academic text (1996) -
Taiwan's economic dependence on mainland China greatly constrains Taipei's capacity to cool down the mainland fever.
Academic text (1996) -
Li emigrated from mainland China to the United States 25 years ago.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly composed from 'mainland' (the main part of a country) + 'China', so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to the main/continental part of China. This construction is cross-linguistically common and follows regular composition patterns, though precise political exclusions (Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan) might require extra context.
Etymology
Mainland China comes from the idea of the mainland — the big, connected land on a map, not the smaller islands or special areas. That's why it refers to the large part of China that does not include Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwan.