Mandarin Meaning and Definition

Word: Mandarin

How to pronounce: ˈmændərɪn

Noun

Definitions:

1. The standard literary and official form of Chinese based on the Beijing dialect, spoken by over 730 million people.

Example sentences: "Mandarin Chinese"

2. An official in any of the nine top grades of the former imperial Chinese civil service.

Example sentences: "But civil service mandarins already have their defences prepared if they are called before the inquiry to be headed by Lord Fraser."

3. A powerful official or senior bureaucrat, especially one perceived as reactionary and secretive.

Example sentences: "A civil service mandarin"

Noun

Definitions:

1. A small flattish citrus fruit with a loose skin, especially a variety with yellow-orange skin.

Example sentences: "Tangerines are actually a type of mandarin orange as are clementines, but here in the US, the names are used interchangeably."

2. The citrus tree that yields the mandarin.

Example sentences: "Hugh had a problem with all the leaves falling off his mandarin tree."

Synonyms:

tangerine

mandarin orange

mandarin chinese

satsuma

Derivations:

mandarine

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Mandarin in Other Languages...

Spanish: Mandarina

German: Mandarine

French: Mandarin

Italian: Mandarino

Turkish: Mandalina