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Standard Chinese (simplified Chinese: 现代标准汉语; traditional Chinese: 現代標準漢語; pinyin: Xiàndài biāozhǔn hànyǔ; lit. 'modern standard Han speech') is a modern standard form of Mandarin Chinese that was first codified during the republican era (1912‒1949).
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Standard Mandarin Chinese is based on Beijing dialect, with some lexical and syntactic influence from other Mandarin dialects. It is the official spoken language of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Taiwan (Republic of China, ROC), as well as one of the four official languages of Singapore , and a high-prestige minority language [11] in ...
Standard Chinese. Standard Chinese is the standard language of China (where it is called 普通话; pǔtōnghuà) and Taiwan, and one of the four official languages of Singapore (where it is called either 华语; 華語; Huáyǔ or 汉语; 漢語; Hànyǔ ). Standard Chinese is based on the Beijing dialect of Mandarin.
EnglishChinese ( Traditional )Chinese ( Simplified )PinyinHello你好你好NǐhǎoWhat's your name?你叫什麼名字？你叫什么名字？Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?My name is...我叫...我叫...Wǒ jiào...How are you?你好嗎？/ 你怎麼樣？你好吗？/ 你怎么样？Nǐ hǎo ma? / Nǐ zěnmeyàng?Standard Chinese, or Standard Mandarin, is the official modern Chinese spoken language used in mainland China and Taiwan and is one of the four official languages of Singapore. It is based off the Mandarin dialect and should not be confused with other varieties of Chinese .
EnglishChinese ( Traditional )Chinese ( Simplified )PinyinHello你好你好NǐhǎoWhat's your name?你叫什麼名字？你叫什么名字？Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?My name is...我叫...我叫...Wǒ jiào...How are you?你好嗎？/ 你怎麼樣？你好吗？/ 你怎么样？Nǐ hǎo ma? / Nǐ zěnmeyàng?- Background
- Ming and Qing Dynasties
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- People's Republic
The Chinese language has always consisted of a wide variety of dialects; hence prestige dialects and linguae francae have always been needed. Confucius (c.551 – c.479 BC) referred to yayan 'elegant speech' modeled on the dialect of the Zhou dynasty royal lands rather than regional dialects; texts authored during the Han dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD) al...
The Ming (1368–1644) and Qing dynasties (1644–1912) began to use the term Guanhua (官話) 'official speech' to refer to the dialect used at the courts. It seems that during the early part of this period, the standard was based on the Nanjing dialect, but later the Beijing dialectbecame increasingly influential, despite the mix of officials and commone...
After the Republic of China was established in 1912, there was more success in promoting a common national language. A Commission on the Unification of Pronunciation was convened with delegates from the entire country, who were chosen based as often on political considerations as often as on linguistic expertise. The conference deadlocked between p...
The government of the People's Republic of China, established in 1949, continued the effort. In 1955, Guoyu was renamed Putonghua (普通話 'common speech'. The Republic of China on Taiwan continues to refer to Standard Chinese as Guoyu. Since then, the standards used in mainland Chinaand Taiwan have diverged somewhat, though they continue to remain ess...
The phonology of Standard Chinese has historically derived from the Beijing dialect of Mandarin. However, pronunciation varies widely among speakers, who may introduce elements of their local varieties .
Mandarin is spoken by over 800 million people around the world, more than any other language. Most people emigrating from the Greater China region now speak Mandarin, while in past centuries most spoke Cantonese or Taishanese, another local Chinese dialect. Standard Mandarin is one of the six official languages at the United Nations.
