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Sinology

2022/10/19
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Sinology is a noun that refers to the study of Chinese language, history and politics.

In Arabic, the word sin (SIN) means ‘China.’ Our word of the day is usually used in an academic sense, but can be used more casually as in this example:

I’ve always been fascinated with China’s culture. Even as a kid, I was obsessed with sinology.