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Meanings of standard chinese in English

Russian
путунхуа
Portuguese
mandarim padrão
Spanish
mandarín estándar
Catalan
mandarí estàndard
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Modern standard form of Mandarin Chinese.

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путунхуа
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Examples for "mandarin"
Examples for "mandarin"
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Undoubtedly you saw the mandarin Ki-Ming; I recognize him from your description.
The Hand of Fu-Manchu / Being a New Phase in the Activities of F...
2
The mandarin was bought at a Woolworths store on Findon Road yesterday.
News.com.au
3
At one end of the room sat the mandarin who was judge.
The Black-Bearded Barbarian : The Life of George Leslie Mackay o...
4
She took the little mandarin in her hand, but without examining him.
The Street Called Straight
5
And the yellow-faced mandarin was as busy picking them up as anyone.
Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know
1
If you need to learn a bit of putonghua (Mandarin) in a hurry, you need Power Chinese.
Wired
2
Fortunately, the implant in his eye went ahead and offered a translation, which he spoke aloud in modern Putonghua.
Existence
3
I will walk with the people to Government House. Many protesters such as Winai Putonghua, a small business owner, said dissolving parliament solved nothing.
Reuters
Usage of standard chinese in English
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Mandarin Chinese includes a multitude of dialects, such as Standard Chinese, which is the official state language of the Chinese government, and the Beijing dialect.
The South African
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In recent years, criminal gangs have moved into the business by importing sub- standard Chinese fireworks from Asia and the United Kingdom, profiting from huge mark-ups.
The Irish Times