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普通话

pǔ tōng huà

HSK 4

Meaning

  • Mandarin (common language)
  • Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language)
  • ordinary speech

Definition

普通话是现代标准汉语的别称，是中国官方语言和全国通用的交际语言。

Putonghua is another name for Modern Standard Chinese, the official language of China and the lingua franca nationwide.

Usage

普通话用于指代标准汉语，区别于方言，常用于教育、媒体、正式场合等。

Putonghua is used to refer to standard Chinese, as distinct from dialects, and is commonly used in education, media, formal settings, etc.

Examples

  • 1 在中国，普通话是学校教学的主要语言。（In China, Putonghua is the main language of instruction in schools.）
  • 2 新闻联播的主持人使用标准的普通话播报新闻。（The anchors of Xinwen Lianbo use standard Putonghua to broadcast news.）
  • 3 虽然我不会说广东话，但我会说普通话。（Although I can't speak Cantonese, I can speak Putonghua.）
  • 4 普通话以北京语音为标准音，以北方话为基础方言。（Putonghua takes Beijing pronunciation as the standard and northern dialects as the base.）
  • 5 学习普通话对于在中国工作生活非常重要。（Learning Putonghua is very important for working and living in China.）

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