china

CEFRA2

/ˈt͡ʃaɪnə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Fine dishes and cups made from a hard white material.

  2. 02

    noun

    A country in East Asia.

Examples

  • One student says the purge is still going on in China and terror is widespread.

  • The china was displayed in a special cabinet.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈt͡ʃɑɪ̯nə/
  • /ˈt͡ʃeːni/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A large country in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers; the People's Republic of China, since 1949.

  2. Synonym of mainland China.

  3. Synonym of porcelain, a hard white translucent ceramic made from kaolin, now (chiefly US) sometimes distinguished in reference to tableware as fine or good china.

More examples

In context

  • Why didn't modern technology develop in China?

  • China is 75 years old as of October 1, 2024.

  • China has 5000 years of history.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Portuguese China, from possibly Venetan Cina probably under influence from Old French Chin, from Classical Persian چین (čīn) under influence from Medieval Latin Sīna (“China”), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (Čīn, “China”), from Sanskrit चीन (cīna, “the Chinese; China”) of uncertain etymology. It is usually thought to be derived from Chinese 秦 (Qín) (sm Qín, mc d͡ziɪn, oc *zin, "Qin"), the westernmost ancient Chinese state, but other theories have been proposed, including derivation from 晉 /晋 (jìn) (sm Jìn, mc t͡siɪn, oc *ʔsins, "Jin"), another important ancient state; 荊 /荆 (jīng) (sm Jīng, mc kˠiæŋ, oc *keŋ, "Chu"), the southernmost ancient Chinese state; or Zina, the endonym of the peopl...