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- proper noun
Chinese language
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That should explain why many people use the term "Hanyu" to refer to "Chinese language".
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That should explain why many people use the term "Hanyu" to refer to "Chinese language".
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That should explain why many people use the term "Hanyu" to refer to "Chinese language".
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That should explain why many people use the term "Hanyu" to refer to "Chinese language".
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The HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi - literally Mandarin level exam) test was originally aimed at foreigners learning Chinese, but was introduced for Chinese nationals in several cities and provinces in 2007.
Web Translations » Blog Archive » Are Chinese people forgetting how to write? 2010
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If you're going by Hanyu pinyin, it'd be "Li Min" as Michael spelled it, not "Lee."
ESWN on AP's Use of Beijing Propaganda Michael Turton 2007
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And I didn't suggest to pick WG over Hanyu either.
Swearing and Clueless Taiwan Judges Michael Turton 2007
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What I argued is that most people favoring Hanyu don't even care about the impact that language policy could bring to other Taiwanese languages.
Swearing and Clueless Taiwan Judges Michael Turton 2007
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If you ever want to draw a crowd, speak a lot of poor Hanyu on a Chinese train; you will be spoiled with cans of soda, instant noodles, cucumber-flavored potato chips, and more pairs of curious eyes than you can count.
Runnin' the Great Wall... Phil Razem 2007
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If you ever want to draw a crowd, speak a lot of poor Hanyu on a Chinese train; you will be spoiled with cans of soda, instant noodles, cucumber-flavored potato chips, and more pairs of curious eyes than you can count.
Archive 2007-08-01 Phil Razem 2007
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