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國語
gwok3 jyu5 |
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[1] Mandarin (within the context of Greater China - mainland China, HK, Macau and Taiwan, although mainland China and increasingly HK and Macau the preferred term is 普通話) [2] the national language (in the context of the country of the intended audience - for instance, in Malaysia, 國語 refers to Malay, or Japanese in Japan). | The preferred term for Mandarin outside Greater China is 華語 or 漢語 Level: 2 Google Frequency: 1,860,000 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:國 gwok3 - nation; country; state語 jyu5 - language; speech; speak 3 compounds containing this word:新雅中國語文研習所 - the New Asia Yale-in-China Chinese Language Center中國語言及文學系 - [n] Department of Chinese languages and literature Common Formations: 國語羅馬字 - Gwoyeu Romatzyh |
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