Chinese language; Mandarin
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
Chinese language; the language of the Han ethnicity
formalA broad term for the language family of the Han people. In contemporary usage, it is synonymous with Mandarin (Putonghua), the national standard language.
Hàn汉
yǔ语
shì是
shì世
jiè界
shàng上
shǐ使
yòng用
rén人
shù数
zuì最
duō多
de的
yǔ语
yán言
。
Chinese is the language with the largest number of speakers in the world.
Tā她
zhèng正
zài在
xué学
xí习
Hàn汉
yǔ语
。
She is studying Chinese.
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Xiàn现
dài代
Hàn汉
yǔ语
de的
biāo标
zhǔn准
yǔ语
shì是
Pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
。
The standard language of Modern Chinese is Putonghua (Mandarin).
Zhè这
běn本
shū书
shì是
jiè介
shào绍
gǔ古
dài代
Hàn汉
yǔ语
yǔ语
fǎ法
de的
。
This book introduces the grammar of Classical Chinese.