Definitions
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- proper noun Putonghua (
Pǔtōnghuà ); theofficial language of thePeople's Republic of China ; the common national speech of Han nationality using Beijing pronunciation as the standard pronunciation, using Beijing speech as the basic dialect, and using the model writing of the modern vernacular prose as the norm of grammar, is called Putonghua
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Eddie Deng read him his rights — in English, Putonghua and Minnanhua.
The Stone Monkey Deaver, Jeffery 2002
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The Chinese take their "Putonghua" - aka Chinese Mandarin - pretty seriously.
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“What’s ‘anchor baby’ in Putonghua?” jiangluosan haizi – parachute child
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Eddie Deng read him his rights—in English, Putonghua and Minnanhua.
The Stone Monkey Jeffery Deaver 2002
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Eddie Deng read him his rights—in English, Putonghua and Minnanhua.
The Stone Monkey Jeffery Deaver 2002
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Eddie Deng read him his rights—in English, Putonghua and Minnanhua.
The Stone Monkey Jeffery Deaver 2002
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Eddie Deng read him his rights—in English, Putonghua and Minnanhua.
A Lincoln Rhyme eBook Boxed Set Jeffery Deaver 2001
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Adopting China's official language, also known as Putonghua, would promote unity, "forge a good language environment" and cater to non-Cantonese-speaking Chinese visitors at the huge sporting event, authorities were quoted as saying.
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Adopting China's official language, also known as Putonghua, would promote unity, "forge a good language environment" and cater to non-Cantonese-speaking Chinese visitors at the huge sporting event, authorities were quoted as saying.
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In China, Mandarin Chinese is officially known as Putonghua
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