Standard Chinese

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Standard Chinese is the official standardized form of the Chinese language, based primarily on the Beijing dialect of Mandarin and used as the national lingua franca of China.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lingua franca
official language
standardized language
variety of Mandarin Chinese
alsoKnownAs Guoyu
Huayu
Modern Standard Mandarin
linked to: Standard Chinese

Putonghua
linked to: Standard Chinese

Standard Mandarin
linked to: Standard Chinese
basedOn Mandarin Chinese
basedOnDialect Beijing dialect
function medium of instruction in Singapore
medium of instruction in Taiwan
medium of instruction in mainland China
national lingua franca of China
historicalDevelopmentPeriod 20th century
ISO639-1Code zh
ISO639-3Code cmn
languageBranch Sinitic languages
linked to: Chinese language
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages
numberOfTonesInCitationSystem 4 lexical tones plus neutral tone
officialLanguageOf People's Republic of China
linked to: China

Republic of China
Singapore
phonologicalSystem Mandarin phonology
primaryGrammaticalBasis vernacular Chinese literature of the early 20th century
primaryLexicalBasis Northern Mandarin dialects
primaryPhonologicalBasis Beijing pronunciation
primaryRegionsSpoken Singapore
Taiwan
linked to: Formosa

mainland China
linked to: China

overseas Chinese communities
recognizedLanguageIn United Nations
regulatedBy Ministry of Education of the PRC
Ministry of Education of the ROC
National Language Commission of the PRC
scriptDirection left-to-right
subclassOf Chinese language
typology analytic language
tone language
UNLanguageStatus official UN language
usedAs language of government in Singapore
language of government in Taiwan
language of government in mainland China
usesWritingSystem Chinese characters
Simplified Chinese characters
Traditional Chinese characters
writingConventions Simplified Chinese in Singapore
Simplified Chinese in mainland China
Traditional Chinese in Taiwan
writingNormStandardizedBy PRC national standards
ROC national standards

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Wuhan languageOfficial Standard Chinese
Beijing officialLanguage Standard Mandarin
linked to: Standard Chinese
Singapore officialLanguage Mandarin Chinese
linked to: Standard Chinese
East Asia hasMajorLanguage Mandarin Chinese
linked to: Standard Chinese
China officialLanguage Standard Chinese
China officialLanguage Mandarin Chinese
linked to: Standard Chinese
Standard Chinese alsoKnownAs Putonghua
linked to: Standard Chinese
Standard Chinese alsoKnownAs Modern Standard Mandarin
linked to: Standard Chinese
Standard Chinese alsoKnownAs Standard Mandarin
linked to: Standard Chinese
Asian New Zealander language Mandarin Chinese
linked to: Standard Chinese
North China languageRegion Mandarin Chinese
linked to: Standard Chinese
People's Liberation Army primaryLanguage Standard Chinese
State Council of China languageOfWork Standard Chinese
Hebei officialLanguage Standard Chinese
Anhui officialLanguage Standard Chinese
Xinjiang officialLanguage Standard Chinese
MFL typicalLanguageIncluded Mandarin Chinese
linked to: Standard Chinese
Republic of China officialLanguage Standard Mandarin
linked to: Standard Chinese
Republic of China nationalLanguage Mandarin Chinese
linked to: Standard Chinese
Cantonese hasDistinctGrammarFrom Standard Mandarin
linked to: Standard Chinese
Cantonese hasDistinctVocabularyFrom Standard Mandarin
linked to: Standard Chinese
Ang Lee languageOfWorkOrName Mandarin Chinese
linked to: Standard Chinese
Liuzhou language Mandarin Chinese
subject linked to: Liuzhou, Guangxi, China
linked to: Standard Chinese
Liuzhou officialLanguage Standard Mandarin
subject linked to: Liuzhou, Guangxi, China
linked to: Standard Chinese
Central China language Mandarin Chinese
linked to: Standard Chinese
Sino-Tibetan languages includesLanguage Mandarin Chinese
linked to: Standard Chinese
Xi'an language Mandarin Chinese
subject linked to: X’ian, China
linked to: Standard Chinese
Shandong officialLanguage Standard Chinese
Soong Mei-ling languageSpoken Mandarin Chinese
linked to: Standard Chinese
Tang County, Hebei, China languageMajority Mandarin Chinese
linked to: Standard Chinese
Tianjin officialLanguage Standard Chinese
Matsu Islands officialLanguage Mandarin Chinese
linked to: Standard Chinese
Tan Dun language Mandarin Chinese
linked to: Standard Chinese
Chiang Wei-kuo languageSpoken Mandarin Chinese
linked to: Standard Chinese
Sun Yat-sen languageSpoken Mandarin Chinese
linked to: Standard Chinese
Han Chinese standardSpokenVariety Standard Mandarin
linked to: Standard Chinese
Han Chinese standardWrittenLanguage Standard written Chinese
linked to: Standard Chinese
Tibet Autonomous Region officialLanguage Standard Chinese
Jiangxi Province officialLanguage Standard Chinese
Chongqing officialLanguage Standard Chinese
Shaanxi Province officialLanguage Standard Chinese
Huangshi officialLanguage Standard Chinese
Fujian officialLanguage Standard Chinese
Huanggang hasOfficialLanguage Standard Chinese
Xi Jinping nativeLanguage Standard Chinese