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Languages of China
Most languages in China belong to the Sino-Tibetan language family, spoken by 29 ethnicities. There are also several major dialects within the Chinese language itself. The most spoken dialects are Mandarin (spoken by over 70% of the population), Wu (Shanghainese), Yue (Cantonese), Min, Xiang, Gan, and Hakka. Non-Sinitic languages spoken widely by ethnic minorities include Zhuang (Thai), Mongolian, Tibetan, Uyghur (Turkic), Hmong and Korean.
Classical Chinese was the written standard in China for thousands of years, and allowed for written communication between speakers of various unintelligible languages and dialects in China. Vernacular Chinese or baihua is the written standard based on the Mandarin dialect first popularized in Ming dynasty novels, and was adopted (with significant modifications) during the early 20th century as the national vernacular. Classical Chinese is still part of the high school curriculum and is thus intelligible to some degree to many Chinese.
Most languages in China belong to the Sino-Tibetan language family, spoken by 29 ethnicities. There are also several major dialects within the Chinese language itself. The most spoken dialects are Mandarin (spoken by over 70% of the population), Wu (Shanghainese), Yue (Cantonese), Min, Xiang, Gan, and Hakka. Non-Sinitic languages spoken widely by ethnic minorities include Zhuang (Thai), Mongolian, Tibetan, Uyghur (Turkic), Hmong and Korean.
Classical Chinese was the written standard in China for thousands of years, and allowed for written communication between speakers of various unintelligible languages and dialects in China. Vernacular Chinese or baihua is the written standard based on the Mandarin dialect first popularized in Ming dynasty novels, and was adopted (with significant modifications) during the early 20th century as the national vernacular. Classical Chinese is still part of the high school curriculum and is thus intelligible to some degree to many Chinese.
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Mandarin I'd like to learn! I'd like to do a study about Chinese when I go to (the) university and be a translator or something like that.
I love China.
I agree tht Chinese is the thoughest language to learn...
There r many strokes and u must follow the right strokes when u write them.
And when u read them...its not like english b+a+t equals something.
U must be able to recognize thousands of Chinese characters in order to read a book or newspapers.
I'm a Chinese actually...although I think its quite hard...LOLX...
Hey ppl, I have a question! How will be "mandarin" in Chinese???
In my opinion, Chinese language is the best language. First, there are many Chinese people around the world. Chinese people are the most population in the world. Most countries have Chinese people. So, Chinese language is widely known and used. Second, many people are interested in Chinese language and want to learn it because in the future when you travel or go to another country if you have knowledge about Chinese language , it will help you when you contact people other people easily more than that you don’t know Chinese language. Finally , Chinese language is necessary in business too. Nowadays , Chinese always grow up their business . So , many business have to contact with Chinese people and have to use Chinese language.
In conclusion, is widely known because Chinese people are the most population in the world and they are around the world. Many need to use Chinese language to contact them and use it in business. So , Chinese language is the best language.
Mandarin is my favorite language <33
I like Korean also, but I learned Mandarin first.
I must admit, it is tough, but I caught on pretty easy on most of the things.
Just keep at it and you'll get better <3