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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).
- Standard Chinese phonology
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Standard Chinese is a standard form of Mandarin Chinese with...
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Standard Chinese is the standard language of China (where it...
- Standard Chinese phonology
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?- (Has begun acquiring native speakers cited 1988, 2014), L2 speakers: 7% of China (2014)
Homophonic puns in Standard Chinese. A sign for a porridge shop in Wenzhou which puns Wenzhounese people 溫州人 / Wēnzhōurén, altering the second character 州 / zhōu to an exact homophone 粥 / zhōu meaning porridge, giving 溫粥人 (lit. warm-porridge-people) Standard Chinese, like many Sinitic varieties, has a significant number of ...
Standard Chinese phonology - Wikipedia. For assistance with IPA transcriptions of Standard Chinese for Wikipedia articles, see Help:IPA/Mandarin. IPA. This article summarizes the phonology (the sound system, or in more general terms, the pronunciation) of Standard Chinese (Standard Mandarin).
