🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

文化背景

Pronunciation / Transliteration: wénhuà bèijǐng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cultural-background/ˈkʌl.tʃɚ.əl ˈbæk.ɡraʊnd/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"我们需要尊重不同员工的文化背景。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The societal context, traditions, values, beliefs, and practices shared by a group of people that influence an individual's upbringing and perspective.

    "Students from a diverse cultural background bring unique viewpoints to the classroom."
  2. 2

    The specific ethnic, racial, religious, or socioeconomic heritage that defines a person's roots and community history.

    "Regardless of their cultural background, all applicants are treated with equal respect."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a compound noun phrase combining 'cultural', derived from the Latin 'cultura' meaning cultivation or care, and 'background', originating from Germanic roots referring to the scenery behind a stage or the less prominent part of a picture. Over time, the phrase evolved to encompass the societal, familial, and historical environment that shapes an individual's identity and worldview.

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🇫🇷French → English

origine culturelle

Transliteration: ɔʁiʒin kyltyʁɛl

"Les employés viennent de tous horizons et de toute origine culturelle."

🇩🇪German → English

kultureller Hintergrund

Transliteration: kʊlˈtuːʁɛlɐ ˈhɪntɐɡʁʊnt

"Menschen mit unterschiedlichem kulturellen Hintergrund bereichern unsere Gesellschaft."

🇮🇹Italian → English

contesto culturale

Transliteration: konˈtɛsto kulˈtuːrale

"Il suo contesto culturale ha influenzato molto le sue scelte artistiche."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

trasfondo cultural

Transliteration: tɾasˈfondo kulˈtuɾal

"Es importante valorar el trasfondo cultural de cada estudiante."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

antecedente cultural

Transliteration: ɐ̃.tɨ.sɨˈdẽ.tu kuw.tuˈʁaw

"Pessoas de qualquer antecedente cultural são bem-vindas aqui."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

सांस्कृतिक पृष्ठभूमि

Transliteration: sāṁskr̥tik pr̥ṣṭhabhūmi

"विभिन्न सांस्कृतिक पृष्ठभूमि के लोग एक साथ मिलकर काम करते हैं।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

文化背景

Transliteration: wénhuà bèijǐng

"我们需要尊重不同员工的文化背景。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

문화적 배경

Transliteration: munhwajeok baegyeong

"우리는 다양한 문화적 배경을 가진 사람들을 이해해야 합니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

文化的背景

Transliteration: bunka-teki haikei

"多様な文化的背景を持つ人々が共に生きる。"

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