There are several hundred languages in the People's Republic of China. The predominant language is Standard Chinese, which is based on the Beijing dialect, but there are hundreds of related Chinese languages, collectively known as Hanyu (simplified Chinese: 汉语; traditional Chinese: 漢語; pinyin: Hànyǔ; lit.
There are several hundred languages in the People's Republic of China. The predominant language is Standard Chinese, which is based on the Beijing dialect, but there are hundreds of related Chinese languages, collectively known as Hanyu (simplified Chinese: 汉语; traditional Chinese: 漢語; pinyin: Hànyǔ; lit.
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