Sinologist

[ sahy-nol-uh-jist, si- ]

noun

1. a person who specializes in Sinology.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sinologist¹

1830–40; Sinologue ( Sino-, -logue ) + -ist

Example Sentences

From revolution to foreign war, sinologist Cheng Li explains the potential pitfalls.

From The Daily Beast

“The princelings have won,” said David Zweig, a Sinologist at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

From The Daily Beast

“Chinese society has changed,” says Cheng Li, a Sinologist at the Brookings Institution.

From The Daily Beast

The Chinese people,” says one well-known sinologist, “are not prone to mythological invention.

From Project Gutenberg