mandarin [ˈmændərɪn]
usage note
This word must begin with a capital letter in the senses shown in 3) and 6).
mandarin
noun1. (fruit)
The children peeled and ate some juicy mandarins.Los niños pelaron y comieron unas jugosas mandarinas.
2. (botany)
Warren planted some mandarins along the fence.Warren sembró unos naranjos mandarinos a lo largo de la cerca.
3. (language)
Gustavo is studying Mandarin in preparation for his trip to Beijing.Gustavo está estudiando mandarín en preparación para su viaje a Beijing.
4. (historical Chinese official)
The mandarin ordered his guards to kill the prisoner.El mandarín ordenó a los guardias que mataran al prisionero.
5. (government official)
adjectivePeople are becoming wary of the power wielded by EU mandarins.La gente empieza a recelar del poder ejercido por los mandarines de la UE.
6. (relating to Mandarin Chinese)
a. mandarín
We looked at Mandarin syntax in class today.Estudiamos el sintaxis mandarín hoy en clase.
mandarin
Nounmandarín
Noun1. (título)
a. mandarin
2. (dialecto)
a. Mandarin
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