common language
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
common language; lingua franca
formalA language that serves as a means of communication between different groups within a nation. It is typically developed from the dialect of the region with more advanced politics, economy, and culture.
Pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
shì是
xiàn现
dài代
Hàn汉
mín民
zú族
de的
gòng共
tóng同
yǔ语
。
Putonghua (Mandarin) is the common language of the modern Han nationality.
Suí随
zhe着
guó国
jiā家
de的
tǒng统
yī一
，
xū需
yào要
què确
dìng定
yī一
zhǒng种
gòng共
tóng同
yǔ语
。
With the unification of the country, a common language needs to be established.
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Yǔ语
yán言
xué学
jiā家
zhèng正
zài在
yán研
jiū究
zhè这
ge个
mín民
zú族
gòng共
tóng同
yǔ语
de的
xíng形
chéng成
guò过
chéng程
。
Linguists are studying the formation process of this ethnic common language.