Explore Mainlander through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Mainlander meaning
- Someone who lives on the mainland.
- A person from mainland China, as opposed to someone from Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan.
- Someone who lives in mainland Europe, as opposed to the British Isles.
Using Mainlander
- The main meaning on this page is: Someone who lives on the mainland. | A person from mainland China, as opposed to someone from Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan. | Someone who lives in mainland Europe, as opposed to the British Isles.
Context around Mainlander
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mainlander
- In this selection, "mainlander" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, oysters, confessed and groups stand out and add context to how "mainlander" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include baked oysters mainlander another tidbit and mainlander is also. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mainlander" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mainlander
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Mainlander is also occasionally used derogatorily. (6 words)
Baked Oysters Mainlander, another tidbit, were topped with a wonderful savory and slightly smoky bread pudding. (16 words)
As with the official-language controversy, objections to the use of Taiwanese came not only from Mainlander groups, but also Hoklo, Hakka and aborigines. (24 words)
On the ferry over, another mainlander confessed to me: “During pregnancy, I suffered terrible sickness and all I kept saying was that I wanted to be in Barra. (28 words)
As with the official-language controversy, objections to the use of Taiwanese came not only from Mainlander groups, but also Hoklo, Hakka and aborigines. (24 words)
Baked Oysters Mainlander, another tidbit, were topped with a wonderful savory and slightly smoky bread pudding. (16 words)
Example sentences (4)
Baked Oysters Mainlander, another tidbit, were topped with a wonderful savory and slightly smoky bread pudding.
On the ferry over, another mainlander confessed to me: “During pregnancy, I suffered terrible sickness and all I kept saying was that I wanted to be in Barra.
As with the official-language controversy, objections to the use of Taiwanese came not only from Mainlander groups, but also Hoklo, Hakka and aborigines.
Mainlander is also occasionally used derogatorily.