Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun The official language of
China based on the Beijing dialect ofMandarin .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Standard Mandarin.
Examples
-
I'm a Dutch graphic designer learning Standard Mandarin, which is written in simplified script (简体, jǐantǐ, "simple form") as opposed to tranditional script (繁体, fántǐ, "elaborate form").
Lightly Toasted 2010
-
Both Ru tones were completely lost in Standard Mandarin, where the Yin-ru tone merged into the Yin-ping, Yang-ping, Yin-shang, and Qu tones, and the Yang-ru tone merged into both Yang-ping and Qu, depending on the initial consonant.
-
Standard Mandarin has 4, neutral tone is not a separate tone category
-
This changing in the number of tones from 8 to 4 is just as innovative as from 8 to 10; it is not "un-innovating" or purifying the language of innovations either, as the 4 tones of Standard Mandarin are not the 4 tones of Middle Chinese.
-
The students are taught to write Standard Mandarin, the official language in China.
-
The students are taught to write Standard Mandarin, the official language in China.
-
China are not fluent in Standard Mandarin, China's official language, instead speaking the
WN.com - Articles related to Big Oil Will Be a Big Test for Kazakhstan 2010
-
China are not fluent in Standard Mandarin, China's official language, instead speaking the
-
Chinese government try to unite them by introducing Putonghua or Standard Mandarin as the common or national language.
-
If you include second-language speakers, Standard Mandarin is slightly ahead of English in number of speakers worldwide.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.