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- [man-duh-rin]
- /ˈmæn də rɪn/
- /ˈmæn.dər.ɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [man-duh-rin]
- /ˈmæn də rɪn/
Definitions of mandarin word
- noun mandarin (in the Chinese Empire) a member of any of the nine ranks of public officials, each distinguished by a particular kind of button worn on the cap. 1
- noun mandarin (initial capital letter) the standard Chinese language. 1
- noun mandarin (initial capital letter) a northern Chinese dialect, especially as spoken in and around Beijing. 1
- noun mandarin a small, spiny citrus tree, Citrus reticulata, native to China, bearing lance-shaped leaves and flattish, orange-yellow to deep-orange loose-skinned fruit, some varieties of which are called tangerines. 1
- noun mandarin any of several plants belonging to the genus Disporum or Streptopus, of the lily family, as S. roseus (rose mandarin) or D. lanuginosum (yellow mandarin) having drooping flowers and red berries. 1
- noun mandarin an influential or powerful government official or bureaucrat. 1
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Origin of mandarin
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < Portuguese mandarim, alteration (by association with mandar to order) of Malay məntəri < Hindi mantrī, Sanskrit mantrin councilor
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Parts of speech for Mandarin
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mandarin popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mandarin usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mandarin
noun mandarin
- bureaucrat — Bureaucrats are officials who work in a large administrative system. You can refer to officials as bureaucrats especially if you disapprove of them because they seem to follow rules and procedures too strictly.
- official — a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties.
- public servant — a person holding a government office or job by election or appointment; person in public service.
- civil servant — A civil servant is a person who works in the Civil Service in Britain and some other countries, or for the local, state, or federal government in the United States.
- manager — a person who has control or direction of an institution, business, etc., or of a part, division, or phase of it.
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See also
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