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支那

Zhī nà

2-character word

What 支那 means

1. phonetic transcription of China (Japanese: Shina), colonial term, generally considered discriminatory

The characters in 支那

• 支zhīto support; to sustain; to erect
• 那nà(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. nèi); (pronoun) that…

Example sentences

• 我的钢笔不像你那支那幺好。
  My pen isn't as good as yours.

Words containing 支那

• 印度支那Yìn dù zhī nàIndochina
• 印度支那半岛Yìn dù zhī nà Bàn dǎoIndochina (old term, esp. colonial period); now written 中南半岛