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Sino-Japanese War

Sino-Japanese War

1 8.3
A war between China and Japan from 1894 to 1895 over control of Korea ending in a Japanese victory
  • proper noun
translation icon : Guerra Sino-Japonesa
  • After the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, however, China launched a modernization program in which these graduates played a major role, sending large numbers of students to the U.S. in the early years of the twentieth century.
  • Sino-Japanese War of 1894
  • Sino-Japanese War of 1894-95

Examples

  • Imperial Japan seized Taiwan from the Qing dynasty in China after the Sino-Japanese War (1894-95) and ruled Taiwan until its defeat in World War II in 1945.

    Academic text (2004)

  • China ceded Taiwan to Japan after the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-95.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Negotiations with China never took place, and this decision was passed during the Sino-Japanese War.

    Blog text (33)

  • After the Sino-Japanese War and the Civil War, Chinese society had an opportunity for educational development in the 1950s.

    Academic text (1996)

  • If your child is learning about the Sino-Japanese War, have them cook authentic Japanese and Chinese dishes that would have been served at the time.

    Blog text (11)

  • Public opinion polls during the Sino-Japanese War indicated overwhelming popular support for the Chinese.

    Academic text (2000)

  • During the Sino-Japanese War, as part of the national sacrifice, ekiben for domestic consumption was made only with rice.

    Academic text (1994)

  • However, after the Sino-Japanese War of 1894, the beleaguered Qing, weakened by Western colonialism and internal corruption, ceded Taiwan to Japan.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The Sino-Japanese War, fought from 1894 to 1895, marked a significant shift in power on the Korean Peninsula.

  • Following the Sino-Japanese War, Japan emerged as a dominant force in East Asia.

Synonyms

Chino-Japanese War
vsSino-Japanese War
8.6

A war between China and Japan over control of Korea that ended in a Japanese victory

is the usual form rather than the variant spelling
Second Sino-Japanese War
vsSino-Japanese War
8.9

A war between China and Japan from 1894 to 1895 that ended in a clear Japanese victory

is a general account without singling out a specific battle

Surface Forms

Sino-Japanese War main

Morphology

Sino-Japanese + war

The noun 'war' makes the general concept clear, and 'Sino-Japanese' is compositionally interpretable as relating to China ('Sino-') and Japan ('Japanese'), so the phrase denotes a war between China and Japan. However, the prefix 'Sino-' is relatively formal/etymological and may be unfamiliar to B1 learners without prior exposure, and the term often refers to a specific historical event, so the relation is only partially predictable.

Etymology

Sino-Japanese War gets its name from the two countries that fought: Sino meaning 'China' and Japanese meaning 'Japan'. It refers to the 1894-1895 war over 'Korea', where Japan won.