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普通话
普通话
普通话
普通话
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普通话
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普通话

普通话 Pronunciation and Pinyin

普通话 Usage and Examples

Mandarin

Standard Chinese

他的普通话说得不标准。

He does not speak standard Putonghua.

在普通话中,紫禁城被称为紫色的紫禁城。

In Mandarin, The Forbidden City is called the Purple Forbidden City.

The characters in 普通话

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
普
pǔ12widespread and universal
通
tōng11pass through, communicate, understand
话
huà8talk, words, speak

More words starting with 普

  • pǔ普jí及popularize, universal
  • pǔ普jí及dào到spread to, extend to
  • pǔ普jí及běn本Popular edition
  • pǔ普tiān天zhī之xià下mò莫fēi非wáng王tǔ土All lands under heaven belong to the king., The whole world is the king's domain.
  • pǔ普kè客Regular customer, ordinary passenger
  • pǔ普kè客liè列chē车ordinary passenger train, local train
  • pǔ普dù度Universal salvation
  • pǔ普kuài快Ordinary passenger express train
  • pǔ普zhā查census, general survey
  • pǔ普fǎ法Public legal education, Legal popularization
  • pǔ普fàn泛General; common and widespread.
  • pú普ěr洱chá茶Pu-erh tea

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Questions about 普通话

What does 普通话 mean in Chinese?

普通话 (pǔ tōng huà) means “Mandarin, Standard Chinese”.

How do you pronounce 普通话?

普通话 is pronounced pǔ tōng huà in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Mandarin” in Chinese?

“Mandarin” is 普通话 (pǔ tōng huà) in Chinese.

How is 普通话 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 普通话, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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