Meanings
sinologist1
plural sinologists · alternative Sinologist
- A student or expert in sinology.
Sinologist2
plural Sinologists
- alternativeAlternative spelling of sinologist.
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Origin
sinologist · noun
From sinology (“study of China”) + -ist (“(agent)”). Equivalent to sino- (“China”) + -logist (“student of, expert on”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 漢學家 /汉学家, 中國通 /中国通
- 漢學家 /汉学家 (Hànxuéjiā)a student, or expert in sinology
- 中國通 /中国通 (Zhōngguótōng)a student, or expert in sinology
Finnish sinologi
- sinologia student, or expert in sinology
French sinologue
- sinologuea student, or expert in sinology
German Sinologe, Sinologin
- Sinologea student, or expert in sinology
- Sinologina student, or expert in sinology
Greek σινολόγος
- σινολόγος (sinológos)a student, or expert in sinology
Hindi चीनशास्त्री
- चीनशास्त्री (cīnśāstrī)a student, or expert in sinology
Hungarian sinológus
- sinológusa student, or expert in sinology
Italian sinologo
- sinologoa student, or expert in sinology
Japanese 中国学者, 中国通
- 中国学者 (Chūgoku gakusha)a student, or expert in sinology
- 中国通 (Chūgokutsū)a student, or expert in sinology
Polish sinolog
- sinologa student, or expert in sinology
Portuguese sinólogo
- sinólogoa student, or expert in sinology
Russian сино́лог, китаеве́д
- сино́лог (sinólog)a student, or expert in sinology
- китаеве́д (kitajevéd)a student, or expert in sinology
- китаи́ст (kitaíst)a student, or expert in sinology
Slovak sinológ, sinologička
- sinológa student, or expert in sinology
- sinologičkaa student, or expert in sinology
Spanish sinólogo
- sinólogoa student, or expert in sinology
Swedish sinolog, Kinakännare
- sinologa student, or expert in sinology
- Kinakännarea student, or expert in sinology
Ukrainian китаєзна́вець, китаї́ст
- китаєзна́вець (kytajeznávecʹ)a student, or expert in sinology
- китаї́ст (kytajíst)a student, or expert in sinology
- сино́лог (synóloh)a student, or expert in sinology
Vietnamese nhà Hán học
- nhà Hán họca student, or expert in sinology
Cite this entry
sinologist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sinologist
“sinologist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sinologist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sinologist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sinologist.
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