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- Language Family: Sino-Tibetan
- Number of Speakers: 885 million
- Official Language: People's Republic of China
- Major Dialects: Beijing Mandarin, Northeastern Mandarin, Ji Lu Mandarin
- Writing System: Logographic system composed of Chinese symbols
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Mandarin is the official spoken language of the People's Republic of China and is one of the six official languages of the United Nations. It is spoken by over 885 million people worldwide and is derived from the Sino-Tibetan language family. Spoken Mandarin, like all spoken varieties of Chinese, is tonal—meaning that pitch or inflection is used to distinguish lexical or grammatical meaning.
This page contains resources for learning and studying the Mandarin language.
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Mandarin Questions
Is Mandarin a language or a dialect? 2 AnswersTechnically it is a dialect. But since it has been the official language for so long, it is the standard "chinese" language. http://chineseculture.about.com/cs/... read more
How did the Mandarin Oriental hotel in fire? 3 AnswersAccording to a report from NPR's Morning Edition: "One of the most visually stunning landmarks on Beijing's skyline is the new headquarters of state broadcaster... read more
Why do Mandarin oranges only come in cans? Has anyone seen an actual Mandarin orange? 2 AnswersCanned mandarin segments are peeled to remove the white pith prior to canning; otherwise, they turn bitter. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_orange#Process... read more
How many chinese character you should acquire in order to be able to read chinese news paper? 1 AnswerApproximately 3,000 characters make up about 99 percent of a Chinese newspaper's written content. So, if you can acquire those 3,000-odd characters, you shouldn... read more
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was just outside the Mandarin hotel waitin for a cab-Queen Latifah roles up in the caddy..she soo nice-always smiling
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Asian-Style Chicken Mandarin: My father-in-law's recipe. A nice, easy weeknight meal! You may.. http://snipurl.com/td02a #Wizinfo #Recipes
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Off work finally. Dinner @ Mandarin Cove for uncle's bday... New Moon tonight w the pack :)
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Just before i go, id like to say that i got my mandarin AS level in my extended disappearance. that is all. clap bitches.
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