Mandarin
noun
A type of small citrus fruit that is often eaten.
For dessert, I decided to have a fresh mandarin.
Often appears as...
- eat a mandarin
- fresh mandarin
noun
A high ranking Chinese government official in the past.
The mandarin decided to punish the village for not paying enough tax.
Often appears as...
- mandarin's orders
- punish
noun
The official language of China.
She is teaching me to speak Mandarin.
Often appears as...
- speak mandarin
- learn mandarin
noun
A person who runs important tasks in an organization, but it is not an official position.
He is playing the role of a mandarin in setting up the new department.
Often appears as...
- influence
- unofficial role
Usage tips
Formal
Idiomatic
noun
A type of small citrus fruit that is often eaten.
For dessert, I decided to have a fresh mandarin.
Often appears as...
- eat a mandarin
- fresh mandarin
noun
A high ranking Chinese government official in the past.
The mandarin decided to punish the village for not paying enough tax.
Often appears as...
- mandarin's orders
- punish
noun
The official language of China.
She is teaching me to speak Mandarin.
Often appears as...
- speak mandarin
- learn mandarin
noun
A person who runs important tasks in an organization, but it is not an official position.
He is playing the role of a mandarin in setting up the new department.
Often appears as...
- influence
- unofficial role
Usage tips
Formal
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Edible Citrus
Remember 'mandarin' is a sweet fruit, often found in salads, desserts, and juices.
She added mandarins to the fruit salad for a citrusy flavor.
Pro Tip 2/2Easily Peeled
'Mandarin' skin is known for being easy to peel compared to other citrus fruits.
The children could easily peel the mandarins themselves.
Pro Tip 1/2Edible Citrus
Remember 'mandarin' is a sweet fruit, often found in salads, desserts, and juices.
She added mandarins to the fruit salad for a citrusy flavor.
Pro Tip 2/2Easily Peeled
'Mandarin' skin is known for being easy to peel compared to other citrus fruits.
The children could easily peel the mandarins themselves.
Pro Tip 1/2Edible Citrus
Remember 'mandarin' is a sweet fruit, often found in salads, desserts, and juices.
She added mandarins to the fruit salad for a citrusy flavor.
Pro Tip 2/2Easily Peeled
'Mandarin' skin is known for being easy to peel compared to other citrus fruits.
The children could easily peel the mandarins themselves.
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What makes a language......
the conversations they hear between locals will likely be incomprehensible to them. Similarly, outside of China, Mandarin and Cantonese are often referred to as Chinese dialects. But they’re even more dissimilar than Spanish and Italian.
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Tan Le: My immigration...
and the local mandarin was the person who mattered. Life hadn't changed for centuries. Her father died soon after she was born. Her mother raised her alone.
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Learning other languages...
afraid of the Cantonese speaking Mandarin and so I want to say I think they need to change that to Americans speaking Putin law so thank you
Video examples
What makes a language......
the conversations they hear between locals will likely be incomprehensible to them. Similarly, outside of China, Mandarin and Cantonese are often referred to as Chinese dialects. But they’re even more dissimilar than Spanish and Italian.
Video examples
Tan Le: My immigration...
and the local mandarin was the person who mattered. Life hadn't changed for centuries. Her father died soon after she was born. Her mother raised her alone.
Video examples
Learning other languages...
afraid of the Cantonese speaking Mandarin and so I want to say I think they need to change that to Americans speaking Putin law so thank you
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Patrick M. Byrne
American Businessman
Cryptocurrencies in general give us a stable medium through which we can communicate our information about values and prices in a way that no government mandarin can distort or usurp. For the predators who have used our central institutions to predate on the rest of humanity, it's a very bad development.
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Terry Glavin
Canadian Author
There is often little to distinguish what Beijing wants from what Canada's foreign affairs mandarins want out of the Canada-China relationship, which is in any case rarely even close to what Canadians want - like some demonstrable public benefit for once, the opinion polls consistently show.
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Wang Leehom
Chinese Actor
I've just had a wonderful time doing Chinese music, and it's been so rewarding for me. I feel like there's so much potential in mandarin music, and there's so much, you know, ground left to be broken.
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Patrick M. Byrne
American Businessman
We want a money that some government mandarin can't just whisk into existence with a pen stroke.
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Rupert Murdoch
American Publisher
Everybody at home speaks mandarin except me.
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Patrick M. Byrne
American Businessman
Cryptocurrencies in general give us a stable medium through which we can communicate our information about values and prices in a way that no government mandarin can distort or usurp. For the predators who have used our central institutions to predate on the rest of humanity, it's a very bad development.
Quote examples
Terry Glavin
Canadian Author
There is often little to distinguish what Beijing wants from what Canada's foreign affairs mandarins want out of the Canada-China relationship, which is in any case rarely even close to what Canadians want - like some demonstrable public benefit for once, the opinion polls consistently show.
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Wang Leehom
Chinese Actor
I've just had a wonderful time doing Chinese music, and it's been so rewarding for me. I feel like there's so much potential in mandarin music, and there's so much, you know, ground left to be broken.
Quote examples
Patrick M. Byrne
American Businessman
We want a money that some government mandarin can't just whisk into existence with a pen stroke.
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Rupert Murdoch
American Publisher
Everybody at home speaks mandarin except me.
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