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Sinologist

[ sahy-nol-uh-jist, si- ]

noun

  1. a person who specializes in Sinology.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Sinologist1

1830–40; Sinologue ( Sino-, -logue ) + -ist

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Example Sentences

From revolution to foreign war, sinologist Cheng Li explains the potential pitfalls.

“The princelings have won,” said David Zweig, a Sinologist at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

“Chinese society has changed,” says Cheng Li, a Sinologist at the Brookings Institution.

The Chinese people,” says one well-known sinologist, “are not prone to mythological invention.

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