普通话

pǔtōnghuà

HSK 4

普通话 — pǔtōnghuà

1. Mandarin (the standard Chinese language; Putonghua)

   普通话是中国的标准语言。 pǔtōnghuà shì zhōngguó de biāozhǔn yǔyán — Mandarin is China's standard language.

2. ordinary speech; common spoken language (contrast with dialects)

   在这个地区，人们常常把方言和普通话混合使用。 zài zhège dìqū rénmen chángcháng bǎ fāngyán hé pǔtōnghuà hùnhé shǐyòng — In this area, people often mix dialect and ordinary speech (Mandarin).