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普通话 (pǔ tōng huà): Mandarin Chinese, standard Chinese

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HSK 4noun

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Pinyin
Meaning: Mandarin Chinese, standard Chinese
Characters: 3
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 4

Full definitions

Putonghua
standard Mandarin
Putonghua
standard Mandarin
the official standard spoken Chinese language of the PRC

Chinese explanation

中国官方规定的标准汉语，以北京语音为标准音，以北方话为基础方言，以典范的现代白话文著作为语法规范
日常生活中泛指全国通用的汉语口语，区别于各地方言。

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HSK 4

to go through

dialect

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Putonghua is the standard language of modern Chinese.

In China, schools usually teach in Putonghua.

He speaks Putonghua very fluently.

Putonghua and dialects are both part of Chinese culture.

Promoting Putonghua helps people from different regions communicate.

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