<p>Native Chinese from Shanghai.</p>
<p>If <em>Sinophile</em> is used to describe a politician, 亲华派 or 亲中派 (there is no difference between these two words) would probably be the most accurate translation and in fact still used in both spoken Mandarin and newspaper. It's a neutral word to describe someone's political stance.</p>
<p>In some specific context, if <em>Sinophile</em> is used to describe someone not only favors Chinese culture, but in fact has <em>deep</em> understanding in Chinese culture, 中国通 would be an excellent alternative. Note that it would infer that person has sort of academic background or works for a foreign(not Chinese) government.</p>
<p>However if it is used to describe someone who favors Chinese culture, for example, a folk collects china or has a taste for Chinese ancient literature, you can use 中国迷. Note that it is not used as frequently as the aforementioned words, and <em>sometimes</em> people would put double quotation mark on it since it is not a solid word in dictionary. 他是一个不折不扣的&quot;中国迷&quot;. (He is a real sinophile.)</p>

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I am not talking about how the terms are used in China, I do not know much about that. 
 But for translating published material from English I would reserve 中国通 for "China hand,"  these are famous terms in English.  See https://baike.sogou.com/v7665312.htm
Colin McLarty
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@ColinMcLarty Good comment
Dinoman
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<blockquote>
<p>sino-<br />
before vowels Sin-, word-forming element meaning &quot;Chinese,&quot;
1879, from Late Latin Sinæ (plural) &quot;the Chinese,&quot; from Ptolemaic
Greek Sinai, from Arabic Sin &quot;China,&quot; probably from Chinese Ch'in,
name of the fourth dynasty of China</p>
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<p>and</p>
<blockquote>
<p>-phile<br />
from philos &quot;loving, friendly, dear; related, own,&quot; related to philein
&quot;to love,&quot;</p>
</blockquote>
<p>adj. 亲华的；<br />
adj. 爱好中国的<br />
n. 喜爱中国者</p>

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<p>The word isn't in my physical dictionary, and online I can only find &quot;親華派&quot;, &quot;親中家&quot;, and &quot;中國迷&quot;. Are any of these accurate translations? What would they all accurately translate to?</p>

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How would "Sinophile" be translated into Mandarin Chinese?
# How would "Sinophile" be translated into Mandarin Chinese?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-03-26)

The word isn't in my physical dictionary, and online I can only find "親華派", "親中家", and "中國迷". Are any of these accurate translations? What would they all accurately translate to?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-03-26. Score: 4

Native Chinese from Shanghai.

If *Sinophile* is used to describe a politician, 亲华派 or 亲中派 (there is no difference between these two words) would probably be the most accurate translation and in fact still used in both spoken Mandarin and newspaper. It's a neutral word to describe someone's political stance.

In some specific context, if *Sinophile* is used to describe someone not only favors Chinese culture, but in fact has *deep* understanding in Chinese culture, 中国通 would be an excellent alternative. Note that it would infer that person has sort of academic background or works for a foreign(not Chinese) government.

However if it is used to describe someone who favors Chinese culture, for example, a folk collects china or has a taste for Chinese ancient literature, you can use 中国迷. Note that it is not used as frequently as the aforementioned words, and *sometimes* people would put double quotation mark on it since it is not a solid word in dictionary. 他是一个不折不扣的"中国迷". (He is a real sinophile.)

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: I am not talking about how the terms are used in China, I do not know much about that.   But for translating published material from English I would reserve 中国通 for "China hand,"  these are famous terms in English.  See https://baike.sogou.com/v7665312.htm  
> **username_1**: @ColinMcLarty Good comment  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2022-03-26. Score: 2

> sino-  
> before vowels Sin-, word-forming element meaning "Chinese,"
> 1879, from Late Latin Sinæ (plural) "the Chinese," from Ptolemaic
> Greek Sinai, from Arabic Sin "China," probably from Chinese Ch'in,
> name of the fourth dynasty of China

and

> -phile  
> from philos "loving, friendly, dear; related, own," related to philein
> "to love,"

adj. 亲华的；  
adj. 爱好中国的  
n. 喜爱中国者


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