Meaning of mandarīns | Babel Free

Definitions

1. tangerine, mandarin orange (small citrus tree, Citrus reticulata, with a fruit resembling the orange; also, the fruit of this tree)
   declension-1, masculine
2. mandarin (a high government official of the old Chinese Empire)
   declension-1, historical, masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“mandarīnu sula”

tangerine juice

“mandarīna miza”

tangerine peel, skin

“mandarīns ir ļoti auglīgs”

the tangerine is a very fruitful (tree)

“tā koka augļi jau zēniem bija pazīstami: tie bija mandarīni”

those tree fruits were already known to the boys: they were tangerines

“ķīniešu ieradumu aizstāvis eiropeiski izglītots Ķīnas mandarīns misters Vū ir savdabīgs un diezgan interesants lugas tēls”

Mister Woo, a defender of Chinese traditions, a Chinese mandarin educated as a European, is a unique and quite interesting character

“mandarīnu valoda”

(standard) Mandarine Chinese (language)

CEFR level