Category:Chinese

The  (: zh; : chi [B], zho [T]; ; ) is the official national language of the huge Asian country of . Specifically, 'Chinese' (中文; Zhōngwén) is an umbrella term for a group of many (several hundred) different and dialects of China.

(: goyu (Guoyu), huyu (Huayu), cosc (Putonghua)), also known as Standard Mandarin, which is based on the (: bjjg, also known as Pekingese or Beijingese; the official language of the  (PRC) and <Taiwan ></Taiwan> (Republic of China), along with one of the official languages in <Singapore ></Singapore>), is the predominant language of China. However, there are hundreds of related, known collectively as Hanyu (simplified Chinese: 汉语; traditional Chinese: 漢語; pinyin: Hànyǔ, or 'Han language'), which are spoken by 92% of the population. The Chinese languages, or, are typically divided into (: zhx</tt>), and their study is a distinct academic discipline.

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