Chinese studies

noun

An academic discipline that includes the study of literature written in the Chinese language, Chinese linguistics, and Chinese sociolinguistics.

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Meanings

nounChinese studies (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehumanitiesAn academic discipline that includes the study of literature written in the Chinese language, Chinese linguistics, and Chinese sociolinguistics.

    Synonyms: sinology

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn academic discipline that includes the study of literature written in the Chinese language, Chinese linguistics, and Chinese sociolinguistics.

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Translations

Bulgarian китаистика
  • китаистика (kitaistika)study of China
Chinese Mandarin 漢學 /汉学, 中國學 /中国学
  • 漢學 /汉学 (hànxué)study of China
  • 中國學 /中国学 (zhōngguóxué)study of China
  • 國學 /国学 (guóxué)study of China
Czech sinologie
  • sinologiestudy of China
Finnish sinologia
  • sinologiastudy of China
French sinologie
  • sinologiestudy of China
German Sinologie, Chinakunde
  • Sinologiestudy of China
  • Chinakundestudy of China
  • Chinastudienstudy of China
  • Chinawissenschaftenstudy of China
Hindi चीन-विज्ञान
  • चीन-विज्ञान (cīn-vijñān)study of China
Hungarian sinológia
  • sinológiastudy of China
Indonesian sinologi
  • sinologistudy of China
Italian sinologia
  • sinologiastudy of China
Japanese 漢学, 中国学
  • 漢学 (kangaku)study of China
  • 中国学 (chūgokugaku)study of China
Korean 한학, 중국학
  • 한학 (hanhak)study of China
  • 중국학 (junggukhak)study of China
Malay kaji Cina, sinologi
  • kaji Cinastudy of China
  • sinologistudy of China
Portuguese sinologia
  • sinologiastudy of China
Russian синоло́гия, китаеве́дение
  • синоло́гия (sinológija)study of China
  • китаеве́дение (kitajevédenije)study of China
  • китаи́стика (kitaístika)study of China
Spanish sinología
  • sinologíastudy of China
Vietnamese Hán học, Trung Quốc học
  • Hán họcstudy of China
  • Trung Quốc họcstudy of China
Cite this entry
APA

Chinese studies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20studies

MLA

“Chinese studies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20studies. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chinese studies,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20studies.

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