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- Also known as: Mandarin, Mandarin Chinese, 普通话 (Pǔtōnghuà), 国语 (Guóyǔ) and 华语 (Huáyǔ).
The term "standard Chinese" is a politically neutral term for the language shared by mainland China, Taiwan, and Singapore. It is commonly referred to as "Mandarin" or "Mandarin Chinese" in English, 普通话 (Pǔtōnghuà) in mainland China, 国语 (Guóyǔ) in Taiwan, and 华语 (Huáyǔ) in Singapore.
The existence of a generally agreed-upon standard does not mean that Mandarin is spoken in the same way in these different locations. Every place where Mandarin is spoken has its own regional dialects and accents.
See also
- Wikipedia: Standard Chinese
- Wikipedia: Comparison of national standards of Chinese
