{"id":863,"date":"2022-06-25T15:32:27","date_gmt":"2022-06-25T07:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=863"},"modified":"2026-08-24T00:47:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T16:47:49","slug":"chineselanguage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/25\/chineselanguage\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Chinese language"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/25\/chineselanguage\/#Five_names_five_contexts\" >Five names, five contexts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/25\/chineselanguage\/#What_each_term_actually_covers\" >What each term actually covers<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\">\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\" crossorigin=\"\">\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Cormorant+Garamond:ital,wght@0,400;0,500;0,600;1,500&#038;family=Noto+Serif+TC:wght@300;500;600&#038;family=Noto+Serif+SC:wght@300;500;600&#038;family=Jost:wght@400;500&#038;display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n\n<style>\n  .odd-post{\n    --ink: #24221D;\n    --ink-soft: #726E64;\n    --jade: #3F5D52;\n    --jade-deep: #2B4038;\n    --gold: #A9843F;\n    --hair: rgba(36,34,29,0.13);\n    --panel: #FAF9F5;\n\n    background: #FFFFFF;\n    color: var(--ink);\n    font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;\n    font-weight: 400;\n    line-height: 1.75;\n    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;\n    max-width: 680px;\n    margin: 0 auto;\n    padding: 0 32px;\n  }\n\n  .odd-post *{ box-sizing: border-box; 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\n    color: var(--jade-deep) !important; \n    font-weight:600 !important; \n  }\n  \n  .odd-post .closing blockquote .py-note{ \n    font-size: 14px !important; \n    color: var(--ink-soft) !important; \n  }\n  \n  .odd-post .closing-cite,\n  .odd-post .closing cite {\n    display: block !important;\n    margin-top: 18px !important;\n    font-family:'Jost', sans-serif !important;\n    font-size: 11px !important;\n    letter-spacing: 0.14em !important;\n    text-transform: uppercase !important;\n    color: var(--gold) !important;\n    font-style: normal !important;\n  }\n<\/style>\n\n<article class=\"odd-post\">\n  <section class=\"hero\">\n    <p class=\"eyebrow\">A field guide for learners<\/p>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\">So, which &#8220;Chinese&#8221; do you mean?<\/h1>\n    <svg class=\"brush\" viewBox=\"0 0 168 14\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n      <path d=\"M2 8C24 3 46 11 68 6C90 1 112 10 134 5C148 2 158 6 166 4\" stroke=\"#A9843F\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">\n      English flattens it into a single word. Mandarin speakers reach for five \u2014 and each one quietly\n      reveals where the speaker is from, or who they&#8217;re speaking to.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"term-frieze\">\n      <div class=\"frieze-item\"><span class=\"zh lang-zh-TW\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><span class=\"zh lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><span class=\"py\">zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"frieze-item\"><span class=\"zh lang-zh-TW\">\u6f22\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"zh lang-zh-CN\">\u6c49\u8bed<\/span><span class=\"py\">h\u00e0ny\u01d4<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"frieze-item\"><span class=\"zh lang-zh-TW\">\u666e\u901a\u8a71<\/span><span class=\"zh lang-zh-CN\">\u666e\u901a\u8bdd<\/span><span class=\"py\">p\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"frieze-item\"><span class=\"zh lang-zh-TW\">\u570b\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"zh lang-zh-CN\">\u56fd\u8bed<\/span><span class=\"py\">gu\u00f3y\u01d4<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"frieze-item\"><span class=\"zh lang-zh-TW\">\u83ef\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"zh lang-zh-CN\">\u534e\u8bed<\/span><span class=\"py\">hu\u00e1y\u01d4<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"compare\">\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">Quick reference<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Five_names_five_contexts\"><\/span>Five names, five contexts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"table-scroll\">\n      <table class=\"compare-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Term<\/th>\n            <th>Literally means<\/th>\n            <th>What it refers to<\/th>\n            <th>Where you&#8217;ll hear it<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"term-cell\"><span class=\"zh lang-zh-TW\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><span class=\"zh lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><span class=\"py\">zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/span><\/td>\n            <td>Chinese writing \/ language<\/td>\n            <td>The whole language family, spoken and written \u2014 the safest catch-all term<\/td>\n            <td class=\"where\">Everywhere<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"term-cell\"><span class=\"zh lang-zh-TW\">\u6f22\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"zh lang-zh-CN\">\u6c49\u8bed<\/span><span class=\"py\">h\u00e0ny\u01d4<\/span><\/td>\n            <td>Language of the Han<\/td>\n            <td>The language of the Han ethnic majority, distinct from minority languages like Miao or Zhuang<\/td>\n            <td class=\"where\">Linguistics \u00b7 learners in China<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"term-cell\"><span class=\"zh lang-zh-TW\">\u666e\u901a\u8a71<\/span><span class=\"zh lang-zh-CN\">\u666e\u901a\u8bdd<\/span><span class=\"py\">p\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0<\/span><\/td>\n            <td>Common speech<\/td>\n            <td>Mainland China&#8217;s official standard \u2014 close to, but not identical with, the Beijing dialect<\/td>\n            <td class=\"where\">Mainland China<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"term-cell\"><span class=\"zh lang-zh-TW\">\u570b\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"zh lang-zh-CN\">\u56fd\u8bed<\/span><span class=\"py\">gu\u00f3y\u01d4<\/span><\/td>\n            <td>National language<\/td>\n            <td>The standard language, set against local dialects like Taiwanese Hokkien or Hakka<\/td>\n            <td class=\"where\">Taiwan \u00b7 Hong Kong<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"term-cell\"><span class=\"zh lang-zh-TW\">\u83ef\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"zh lang-zh-CN\">\u534e\u8bed<\/span><span class=\"py\">hu\u00e1y\u01d4<\/span><\/td>\n            <td>Language of the Chinese people<\/td>\n            <td>Chinese as spoken abroad, or taught to those for whom it isn&#8217;t a first language<\/td>\n            <td class=\"where\">Overseas \u00b7 learners in Taiwan<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"entries\">\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">In detail<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_each_term_actually_covers\"><\/span>What each term actually covers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"entry\">\n      <div class=\"entry-tag\">The catch-all<\/div>\n      <div class=\"entry-head\">\n        <span class=\"zh lang-zh-TW\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><span class=\"zh lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span>\n        <span class=\"py\">zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"breakdown\"><span class=\"char lang-zh-TW\">\u4e2d<\/span><span class=\"char lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2d<\/span> <span class=\"py-inline\">(zh\u014dng)<\/span> middle, central \u00b7 <span class=\"char lang-zh-TW\">\u6587<\/span><span class=\"char lang-zh-CN\">\u6587<\/span> <span class=\"py-inline\">(w\u00e9n)<\/span> writing, script<\/p>\n      <div class=\"entry-body\">\n        <p>\n          <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span> <span class=\"py-note\">(zh\u014dngw\u00e9n)<\/span> is an umbrella term for the whole language group \u2014 it includes Mandarin, the most widely known\n          member, along with many other dialects. Every Chinese speaker, regardless of region, would agree\n          they speak <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span> <span class=\"py-note\">(zh\u014dngw\u00e9n)<\/span>. It also covers both the spoken language and the written one, which is why it&#8217;s the\n          term you&#8217;ll see on textbook covers and language-app menus.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry\">\n      <div class=\"entry-tag\">The ethnic term<\/div>\n      <div class=\"entry-head\">\n        <span class=\"zh lang-zh-TW\">\u6f22\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"zh lang-zh-CN\">\u6c49\u8bed<\/span>\n        <span class=\"py\">h\u00e0ny\u01d4<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"breakdown\"><span class=\"char lang-zh-TW\">\u6f22<\/span><span class=\"char lang-zh-CN\">\u6c49<\/span> <span class=\"py-inline\">(h\u00e0n)<\/span> the Han people \u00b7 <span class=\"char lang-zh-TW\">\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"char lang-zh-CN\">\u8bed<\/span> <span class=\"py-inline\">(y\u01d4)<\/span> spoken language<\/p>\n      <div class=\"entry-body\">\n        <p>\n          <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6f22\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6c49\u8bed<\/span> <span class=\"py-note\">(h\u00e0ny\u01d4)<\/span> names the language of one specific group: the Han, China&#8217;s ethnic majority. China is also home\n          to many minority groups \u2014 Miao, Zhuang, and Manchu among them \u2014 and their languages are not\n          considered <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6f22\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6c49\u8bed<\/span> <span class=\"py-note\">(h\u00e0ny\u01d4)<\/span>, even though their speakers are Chinese citizens.\n        <\/p>\n        <p>\n          Even so, it&#8217;s a term learners meet quickly: it&#8217;s the <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6f22<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6c49<\/span> <span class=\"py-note\">(h\u00e0n)<\/span> in <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6f22\u8a9e\u6c34\u5e73\u8003\u8a66<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6c49\u8bed\u6c34\u5e73\u8003\u8bd5<\/span> <span class=\"py-note\">(H\u00e0ny\u01d4 Shu\u01d0p\u00edng K\u01ceosh\u00ec)<\/span> (HSK), the standardized\n          proficiency test most foreign students in mainland China end up taking.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry\">\n      <div class=\"entry-tag\">Mainland standard<\/div>\n      <div class=\"entry-head\">\n        <span class=\"zh lang-zh-TW\">\u666e\u901a\u8a71<\/span><span class=\"zh lang-zh-CN\">\u666e\u901a\u8bdd<\/span>\n        <span class=\"py\">p\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"breakdown\"><span class=\"char lang-zh-TW\">\u666e\u901a<\/span><span class=\"char lang-zh-CN\">\u666e\u901a<\/span> <span class=\"py-inline\">(p\u01d4t\u014dng)<\/span> common, ordinary \u00b7 <span class=\"char lang-zh-TW\">\u8a71<\/span><span class=\"char lang-zh-CN\">\u8bdd<\/span> <span class=\"py-inline\">(hu\u00e0)<\/span> speech<\/p>\n      <div class=\"entry-body\">\n        <p>\n          <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u666e\u901a\u8a71<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u666e\u901a\u8bdd<\/span> <span class=\"py-note\">(p\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0)<\/span>, historically called <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5b98\u8a71<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5b98\u8bdd<\/span> <span class=\"py-note\">(gu\u0101nhu\u00e0)<\/span> (&#8220;officials&#8217; speech&#8221;), is the standardized language\n          of mainland China. With roughly a billion Chinese speakers spread across five major dialect families\n          and up to 250 distinct varieties, no two accents sound quite alike \u2014 which is exactly why a\n          government standard exists at all.\n        <\/p>\n        <p class=\"note\">\n          A common mix-up: some dictionaries translate &#8220;Mandarin&#8221; as <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5317\u4eac\u8a71<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5317\u4eac\u8bdd<\/span> <span class=\"py-note\">(b\u011bij\u012bnghu\u00e0)<\/span>, &#8220;Beijing\n          dialect.&#8221; Close, but not the same \u2014 Beijing dialect carries plenty of local usages that fall outside\n          the <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u666e\u901a\u8a71<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u666e\u901a\u8bdd<\/span> <span class=\"py-note\">(p\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0)<\/span> standard.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry\">\n      <div class=\"entry-tag\">Taiwan &amp; Hong Kong<\/div>\n      <div class=\"entry-head\">\n        <span class=\"zh lang-zh-TW\">\u570b\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"zh lang-zh-CN\">\u56fd\u8bed<\/span>\n        <span class=\"py\">gu\u00f3y\u01d4<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"breakdown\"><span class=\"char lang-zh-TW\">\u570b<\/span><span class=\"char lang-zh-CN\">\u56fd<\/span> <span class=\"py-inline\">(gu\u00f3)<\/span> nation, country \u00b7 <span class=\"char lang-zh-TW\">\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"char lang-zh-CN\">\u8bed<\/span> <span class=\"py-inline\">(y\u01d4)<\/span> spoken language<\/p>\n      <div class=\"entry-body\">\n        <p>\n          <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u570b\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56fd\u8bed<\/span> <span class=\"py-note\">(gu\u00f3y\u01d4)<\/span> literally means &#8220;national language.&#8221; In Taiwan and Hong Kong, this is the preferred term over\n          <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u666e\u901a\u8a71<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u666e\u901a\u8bdd<\/span> <span class=\"py-note\">(p\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0)<\/span>. In Taiwan specifically, it draws a clear line between Mandarin and local languages such as\n          Taiwanese Hokkien and Hakka.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry\">\n      <div class=\"entry-tag\">Overseas &amp; learners<\/div>\n      <div class=\"entry-head\">\n        <span class=\"zh lang-zh-TW\">\u83ef\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"zh lang-zh-CN\">\u534e\u8bed<\/span>\n        <span class=\"py\">hu\u00e1y\u01d4<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"breakdown\"><span class=\"char lang-zh-TW\">\u83ef<\/span><span class=\"char lang-zh-CN\">\u534e<\/span> <span class=\"py-inline\">(hu\u00e1)<\/span> the Chinese people \u00b7 <span class=\"char lang-zh-TW\">\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"char lang-zh-CN\">\u8bed<\/span> <span class=\"py-inline\">(y\u01d4)<\/span> spoken language<\/p>\n      <div class=\"entry-body\">\n        <p>\n          <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u83ef\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u534e\u8bed<\/span> <span class=\"py-note\">(hu\u00e1y\u01d4)<\/span> refers to the Chinese spoken by overseas communities in places like Singapore, Malaysia, and\n          Indonesia. These speakers don&#8217;t live in China, yet still speak a form of Chinese \u2014 one often shaped\n          by the local languages around them, though still close to Mandarin at its core.\n        <\/p>\n        <p>\n          In Taiwan, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u83ef\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u534e\u8bed<\/span> <span class=\"py-note\">(hu\u00e1y\u01d4)<\/span> carries a second, distinct meaning: Chinese taught to those for whom it isn&#8217;t a first\n          language. If you grew up in Taiwan, you studied <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u570b\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56fd\u8bed<\/span> <span class=\"py-note\">(gu\u00f3y\u01d4)<\/span>. 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