Phrase guide

made in China

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: Manufactured in the People's Republic of China.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: MIC

Antonyms: none provided

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adj

Meaning 2

Cheaply manufactured; of poor or low quality, (especially) if made in East Asia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cruddy, lousy, shoddy, ass, bad, base, below par, bottom-shelf, BTEC, bum, cheap, cheap and nasty, cheapshit, cheesy, chintzy, coffee-and, crap, crappo, crappy, craptastic, crapperific, craptabulous, craptacular, crummy, dogwater, drecky, flimsy, fourth-rate, gash, garbage, god-awful, inferior, low, low-grade, low-quality, low-rent, made in China, mid, naughty, one-star, poor, poor man's, pound-shop, punk, rinky-dink, ropy, rubbish, sad, schlocky, scrubby, second-rate, slazy, slight, slim, subpar, shit, shite, shitty, substandard, ticky-tacky, tenth-rate, third-rate, tin-pot, trash, trashy, under par, woeful, wretched

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: vervaardig in China — manufactured in the PRC
  • Arabic: صُنِعَ فِي الصِّينِ (ṣuniʕa fī ṣ-ṣīni) — manufactured in the PRC
  • Belarusian: зро́блена ў Кіта́і (zróbljena w Kitái) — manufactured in the PRC
  • Chinese Mandarin: 中國製造 /中国制造 (Zhōngguó zhìzào) — manufactured in the PRC
  • Cornish: gwrys yn China — manufactured in the PRC
  • Czech: vyrobeno v Číně — manufactured in the PRC
  • Dutch: geproduceerd in China — manufactured in the PRC
  • Dutch: vervaardigd in China — manufactured in the PRC
  • Dutch: gemaakt in China — manufactured in the PRC
  • Esperanto: farita en Ĉinio — manufactured in the PRC
  • Finnish: valmistettu Kiinassa — manufactured in the PRC
  • French: fabriqué en Chine — manufactured in the PRC
  • German: hergestellt in China — manufactured in the PRC
  • Greek: κατασκευάζονται στην Κίνα (kataskevázontai stin Kína) — manufactured in the PRC
  • Hebrew: תוצרת סין (totzéret sin) — manufactured in the PRC
  • Italian: fatto in Cina — manufactured in the PRC
  • Japanese: 中国製 (Chūgoku-sei) — manufactured in the PRC
  • Kazakh: Қытайда жасалған (Qytaida jasalğan) — manufactured in the PRC
  • Korean: 중국산 (Jungguksan) — manufactured in the PRC
  • Latin: factum in Sina — manufactured in the PRC
  • Latin: factus in Sina — manufactured in the PRC
  • Marshallese: kōm̧m̧an ilo Jeina — manufactured in the PRC
  • Marshallese: kōm̧m̧an ilo Jaina — manufactured in the PRC
  • Persian: ساخته شده در چین (sâxte šade der čin) — manufactured in the PRC
  • Polish: wyprodukowano w Chinach — manufactured in the PRC
  • Portuguese: feito na China — manufactured in the PRC
  • Portuguese: produzido na China — manufactured in the PRC
  • Portuguese: fabricado na China — manufactured in the PRC
  • Russian: сде́лано в Кита́е (sdélano v Kitáje) — manufactured in the PRC
  • Russian: сде́лано в КНР (sdélano v KNR) — manufactured in the PRC
  • Slovak: vyrobené v Číne — manufactured in the PRC
  • Spanish: hecho en China — manufactured in the PRC
  • Welsh: gwnaed yn Tsieina — manufactured in the PRC
  • Welsh: gwnaethpwyd yn Tsieina — manufactured in the PRC
  • Finnish: kiinalainen — cheaply manufactured, especially in East Asia; of poor or low quality
  • Finnish: venäläinen — cheaply manufactured, especially in East Asia; of poor or low quality
  • Hebrew: מייד אין צ׳יינה (meid in cháina) — cheaply manufactured, especially in East Asia; of poor or low quality
  • Portuguese: xing ling — cheaply manufactured, especially in East Asia; of poor or low quality
  • Portuguese: made in China — cheaply manufactured, especially in East Asia; of poor or low quality
  • Turkish: çin malı — cheaply manufactured, especially in East Asia; of poor or low quality