Countries
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
National Language
China, Taiwan
China, Taiwan
Second Language
Republic of Brazil
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Indonesia, Malaysia
Indonesia, Malaysia
Regulated By
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
Interesting Facts
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
Similar To
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
您好 (Nín hǎo)
您好 (Nín hǎo)
Thank You
谢谢 (Xièxiè)
谢谢 (Xièxiè)
How Are You?
你好吗？ (Nǐ hǎo ma?)
你好吗？ (Nǐ hǎo ma?)
Good Night
晚安 (Wǎn'ān)
晚安 (Wǎn'ān)
Good Evening
晚上好 (Wǎnshàng hǎo)
晚上好 (Wǎnshàng hǎo)
Good Afternoon
下午好 (Xiàwǔ hǎo)
下午好 (Xiàwǔ hǎo)
Good Morning
早安 (Zǎo ān)
早安 (Zǎo ān)
Sorry
遗憾 (Yíhàn)
遗憾 (Yíhàn)
Bye
再见 (Zàijiàn)
再见 (Zàijiàn)
I Love You
我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)
我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)
Excuse Me
劳驾 (Láojià)
劳驾 (Láojià)
Dialect 1
Mandarin
Mandarin
Where They Speak
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan
Where They Speak
China, United States of America
China, United States of America
Where They Speak
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam
Native Name
中文 (zhōngwén)
中文 (zhōngwén)
Alternative Names
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French Name
chinois
chinois
German Name
Chinesisch
Chinesisch
Pronunciation
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Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Chinese
Standard Chinese
Signed Forms
Wenfa Shouyu 文法手語 ("Grammatical Sign Language", Signed Mandarin (Taiwan))
Wenfa Shouyu 文法手語 ("Grammatical Sign Language", Signed Mandarin (Taiwan))
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
sini1245
sini1245
Linguasphere
79-AAA
79-AAA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Analytic, Isolating
All Chinese and Chinese Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Chinese and Chinese dialects. Various dialects of Chinese and Chinese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chinese are spoken in different Chinese Speaking Countries whereas Chinese Dialects are spoken in different Chinese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chinese vs Chinese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chinese dialects include: Mandarin, Wu. Chinese dialects include: Mandarin , Wu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chinese and Chinese Speaking population
Chinese and Chinese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chinese and Chinese languages can be compared. The total count of Chinese and Chinese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chinese language is 16.00 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Chinese language is 16.00 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Chinese and Chinese on Chinese vs Chinese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chinese and Chinese Language Codes
Chinese and Chinese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chinese and Chinese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.