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  1. 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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      Mandarin Chinese, [2] or simply Mandarin, ( / ˈmændərɪn / (...

  2. Mandarin is a group of Chinese language dialects that are natively spoken across most of northern and southwestern China. The group includes the Beijing dialect, the basis of the phonology of Standard Chinese, the official language of China.

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  4. Jun 14, 2019 · 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). 普通话 (pǔ tōng ...

  5. 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 .

  6. Nov 23, 2023 · Welcome to the Mandarin Wikibook, a free Chinese textbook on the Standard Mandarin dialect. This page links to lessons using Simplified Han characters (used in mainland China, Singapore and Malaysia). There is also a Traditional Han Character Version available (used in Taiwan, Macau, and Hong Kong).

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