Mandarin (Putonghua in pinyin) was made the official language of China in 1949.
It means the Mandarin Chinese language.
Mandarin was made the official language of China in 1913, during the Republic of China era. It was promoted as a common language to help unify the country's diverse linguistic groups.
sup- ba' The previous answer was in Mandarin (Putonghua).
The Chinese word "putonghua" translates to "Mandarin" in English. It refers to the standard Chinese language spoken by the majority of the population in China.
Gang3; 港 (Mandarin Chinese; Putonghua; 普通话)
Putonghua means common toungue
肥猪在哪里? / Fei3 Zhu1 Zai4 Na3 Li? (Mandarin Chinese; Putonghua; 普通话)
Mandarin is the official language in China. It is also sometimes called Putonghua. All Chinese students are required to learn it, but it is not necessarily their mother language, which varies from state to state (they speak different dialects, but the dialects vary so much they are not at all similar to Mandarin and you have to speak it to be able to completely understand)
Ben Nan Zhang has written: 'Putonghua zheng yin jiao cheng' -- subject(s): Conversation and phrase books, Mandarin dialects, Chinese language
The People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan). Both countries use the Mandarin (Putonghua) dialect. Mandarin is one of the four co-official languages (with English, Malay and Tamil) of Singapore.
Poo toong hua~