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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mandarin_ChineseMandarin Chinese - Wikipedia

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   Mandarin (/ ˈ m æ n d ər ɪ n / ⓘ MAN-dər-in; simplified Chinese: 官话; traditional Chinese: 官話; pinyin: Guānhuà; lit. 'officials' speech') is a group of Chinese language dialects that are natively spoken across most of northern and southwestern China.

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     The Chinese Wikipedia (traditional Chinese: 中 文 維 基 百 科;...

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     Standard Chinese (simplified Chinese: 现代标准汉语; traditional...

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     Mandarin Chinese, or simply Mandarin, (/ ˈ m æ n d ər ɪ n /...

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   维基百科 是一个 多语言 、 内容自由 、 任何人都能参与 的协作计划，其目标是建立一个完整、准确且中立的百科全书。. 中文维基百科的成长依靠您的参与，無論是 创建新条目 、 编辑现有条目 ，或者 为条目增加插图 ，您都可以为维基百科作出贡献。. 开始 ...

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Chinese_languageChinese language - Wikipedia

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   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.

4. www.thoughtco.com › introduction-to-mandarinHistory of Mandarin Chinese - ThoughtCo

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   Jun 14, 2019 · Learn about the origins, development, and features of Mandarin Chinese, the most widely-spoken language in the world. Find out how Mandarin became China's official language and how it differs from other Chinese dialects and languages.

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   Why is Mandarin called Mandarin?

   • The name “Mandarin” was first used by the Portuguese to refer to the magistrates of the Imperial Chinese court and the language they spoke. Mandarin is the term used through much of the Western world, but the Chinese themselves refer to the language as 普通话 (pǔ tōng huà), 国语 (guó yǔ), or 華语 (huá yǔ).

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   Is Mandarin Chinese a language?

   • Mandarin Chinese is the official language of Mainland China and Taiwan, and it's one of the official languages of Singapore and the United Nations. It is the most widely-spoken language in the world. Mandarin Chinese is sometimes referred to as a “dialect,” but the distinction between dialects and languages is not always clear.

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   Why is Mandarin called Northern Chinese?

   • Because Mandarin originated in North China and most Mandarin dialects are found in the north, the group is sometimes referred to as Northern Chinese ( simplified Chinese: 北方话; traditional Chinese: 北方話; pinyin: Běifānghuà; lit. 'northern speech').

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   Why do Jesuits call Chinese 'Mandarin'?

   • When Jesuit missionaries learned this standard language in the 16th century, they called it "Mandarin", from its Chinese name Guānhuà ( 官话; 官話; 'language of the officials'). In everyday English, "Mandarin" refers to Standard Chinese, which is often called simply "Chinese".

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