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In the contemporary Chinese written language, there are currently two standard character sets: Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Traditional Chinese characters are currently used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Republic of China (Taiwan). While traditional characters can still be read and understood by many mainland Chinese and Singaporeans, these groups generally retain their use of Simplified characters. Overseas Chinese communities generally tend to use traditional characters.
Simplified Chinese - jiǎnhuàzì (简化字 in simplified form, 簡化字 in traditional form)
Traditional Chinese - Zhèngtǐzì/Fántĭzì (正體字/繁體字 in traditional form, 正体字/繁体字 in simplified form)
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Can cantenese Chinese understand mandarin Chinese?
Not very well. There are many differences between Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese. 9 tones in Cantonese versus 4 tones in Mandarin, for example. However, all Chinese is written the same, which is why Chinese TV has Chinese subtitles.
How many countries spokes Mandarin Chinese?
The only countries with Mandarin Chinese as an official language are China, Taiwan, and Singapore.
How many special tones are there in Mandarin Chinese?
There about 5 tones in total in Mandarin Chinese, where as the Cantonese dialect of Chinese has an estimate of about 9 as far as I know.
What langnae do Chinese talk?
Chinese speak Chinese, but they have many sub-languages such as Cantonese and Mandarin.
How many countries speak Mandarin Chinese?
Anywhere in the where there is or has been a Chinese immigrant community, there are likely to be Mandarin Chinese speakers. The largest number of speakers is in the People's Republic of China.
What language do Asian's practice?
Youll have to be more specific with "Asian" Chinese - many dialects, but the mainland Chinese speak Mandarin Chinese. Japanese - speak Japanese, but write in many ways like Kanji for example Taiwanese/Hong Kong people - Cantonese or Mandarin Chinese Most Asian countries speak Mandarin though.
What is the difference between Chinese and Chinese- simplified?
The difference is the Chinese language is that Simplified Mandarin has differently shaped characters. Compared to Traditional Mandarin, Simplified Mandarin has more condensed character with fewer strokes. In many cases characters with different meanings but similar pronunciations are dictated the same way in Simplified Chinese, whereas they are separate in Traditional Mandarin.
How many people speak Chinese as there first language?
Chinese isn't the name of a language - Mandarin is the most widely common language in the Sino-Tibetan group. There are approximately 885 million first language speakers of Mandarin, but even Mandarin has dialects, so there exists a Standard Mandarin. The rest of China, and even some Mandarin natives, speaks different Chinese languages.
What is mandarin language?
Mandarin language comes from the Han dynasty and is used as the common language of China. It is also refered to as Standard Chinese ( like news readers would use ). However there are many dialects in China , some of which sound nothing like Mandarin but are written exactly the same. Mandarin is also called Putonghua or Hanyu by the chinese. They mean Standard Language and Han Tongue respectively. The name most used for it in Chinese is Zhong Wen , Chinese Language or literally Middle Language. China itself is called Zhong Gou which means Middle Country.
When did the Chinese start speaking mandarin?
The Chinese did not 'start' speaking mandarin. The language evolved among a small population over many centuries, and later spread to a larger population. Its origins are unknown.
How do you pronounce God in many languages?
Mandarin Chinese: (1) Zhu or (2) Shung-Di
What is the main lanuage for china?
Chinese, which is split into many different dialects. The most common is Mandarin.
