noun
- a person who studies Chinese language, literature, culture, or history
Usage: academic
Examples
- The renowned sinologue published a comprehensive study of Tang dynasty poetry.
- As a sinologue, she spent years learning classical Chinese texts.
- The university hired a new sinologue to head the East Asian studies department.
- Many sinologues travel to China to conduct research firsthand.
- The sinologue’s expertise in ancient Chinese philosophy was widely respected.
- She became a sinologue after developing a fascination with Chinese calligraphy.