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Sinophone

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Speaking one or more Sinitic or Chinese language(s), Chinese-speaking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of Sinophone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, not-comparable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A person who speaks one or more of the Sinitic or Chinese language(s), usually natively; a Chinese-speaking person.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Alternative letter-case form of Sinophone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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History

Etymology

From Sino- + -phone.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: চীনাভাষী (cinabhaśi) — speaking Chinese
  • Chinese Mandarin: 講漢語的 /讲汉语的 (jiǎng Hànyǔ-de) — speaking Chinese
  • French: sinophone — speaking Chinese
  • German: chinesischsprachig — speaking Chinese
  • Italian: sinofono — speaking Chinese
  • Russian: китайскоговоря́щий (kitajskogovorjáščij) — speaking Chinese
  • Russian: китайскоязы́чный (kitajskojazýčnyj) — speaking Chinese
  • Spanish: chinoparlante — speaking Chinese
  • Spanish: chinoablante — speaking Chinese
  • Bengali: চীনাভাষী (cinabhaśi) — a speaker of Chinese
  • Chinese Mandarin: 講漢語的人 /讲汉语的人 (jiǎng Hànyǔ-de rén) — a speaker of Chinese
  • Finnish: kiinankielinen — a speaker of Chinese
  • French: sinophone — a speaker of Chinese
  • German: Chinesischsprachiger — a speaker of Chinese
  • German: Chinesischsprachige — a speaker of Chinese
  • Irish: Síniseoir — a speaker of Chinese
  • Italian: sinofono — a speaker of Chinese
  • Japanese: 中国語話者 (Chūgoku-go-washa) — a speaker of Chinese
  • Korean: 중국어 화자 (Junggugeo hwaja) — a speaker of Chinese
  • Latin: Sinophonus — a speaker of Chinese
  • Latin: Sinophona — a speaker of Chinese
  • Russian: китайскоговоря́щий (kitajskogovorjáščij) — a speaker of Chinese
  • Russian: китайскоязы́чный (kitajskojazýčnyj) — a speaker of Chinese
  • Spanish: sinófono — a speaker of Chinese