They're not. Both languages have a limited geographical area.
German and Mandarin
The current lingua franca is English, but that may be set to change in the next few years.
"下次见" (xià cì jiàn) is how you say "until next time" in Mandarin.
next - nächste
The German translation of next isnächste (feminine)nächster (masculine)nächstes (neuter)
Next German federal election happened on 2013-10-27.
English with 2 billion speakers it doubles the next highest, Mandarin, with 900million speakers.
27 September 2009.
Schleswig-Holstein
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English and Mandarin. Mandarin (Chinese) has the most native speakers, but English is the most widely spoken around the world. Spanish, Russian and Arabic are the next three, though their order changes somewhat.
Wo ist die nächste Bar?