Chinese language; Mandarin; Chinese speech
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
Chinese language; Mandarin Chinese; the language spoken by Chinese people
Often refers specifically to spoken Mandarin Chinese, sometimes used interchangeably with 汉语 or 中文. Can be used to distinguish from dialects or foreign languages.
Tā他
de的
zhōng中
guó国
huà话
shuō说
de得
hěn很
liú流
lì利
。
He speaks Chinese very fluently.
Nǐ你
dǒng懂
zhōng中
guó国
huà话
ma吗
？
Do you understand Chinese?
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Zài在
guó国
wài外
zhǎng长
dà大
，
tā他
de的
zhōng中
guó国
huà话
dài带
diǎn点
kǒu口
yīn音
。
Having grown up abroad, his Chinese carries a bit of an accent.