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Mandarin

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

pu3tong1hua4 • pǔtōnghuà

Meaning


Primary

Mandarin

Alternatives

Mandarin Chinese, standard Chinese, putonghua, Chinese

Mnemonic


In China, if you 話 talk in 普通話 Mandarin, you can 普 universally 通 communicate with everyone.

Usage


大多數 中國人 都 聽 得 懂 普通話。

The majority of Chinese understand Mandarin

她 在 學校 教 普通話。

She teaches Mandarin at school.

我 想 用 普通話 點 菜。

I want to order food in Mandarin.

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