Translation
Chinese
Word origin
From the international name China, which most accounts trace through Persian and Sanskrit Cina to the Qin dynasty that first unified the country. Esperanto turns the country root ĉin- into an adjective with -a.
- Origin
- International, ultimately from Chinese Qin
- Root
- ĉin-
- English cognates
- China, Sino-
Examples
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I am learning the Chinese language.
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We ate in a Chinese restaurant.
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She likes Chinese tea.
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