Mandarin Chinese

British  

noun

1. the official language of China since 1917; the form of Chinese spoken by about two thirds of the population and taught in schools throughout China See also Chinese Pekingese

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Example Sentences

In this slew of cases, the California Department of Public Health has reported that 60% of affected individuals spoke Spanish as their primary language — other affected people speak Mixteco, Mandarin Chinese, Ukrainian, Russian and English.

From Los Angeles Times

Speaking in Mandarin Chinese, the soldiers described their background and how they were captured.

From BBC

The post was accompanied by a video showing one of the alleged Chinese captives in handcuffs, speaking Mandarin Chinese and apparently describing a recent battle.

From BBC

Program administrators hope to add Mandarin Chinese and Thai.

From Los Angeles Times

Speakers of languages including Estonian and Finnish had the highest match rate of 100%, with the lowest at 70% for speakers of languages including Albanian and Mandarin Chinese.

From Science Daily