普通话 pǔtōnghuà

1. Putonghua; standard Mandarin^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 普通话, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

普通话 is written with 3 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

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What does 普通话 mean in English?

普通话 is pronounced pǔtōnghuà and means Putonghua; standard Mandarin †.

How do you pronounce 普通话?

普通话 is pǔtōnghuà in pinyin — written putonghua without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 普通话?

普通话 is written with 3 characters: 普 (pǔ) General (common - popular), 通 (tōng) Open (go through - bright - clear out - connect), 话 (huà) Words (speech - talk). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 普通话 written in traditional Chinese?

普通話. The simplified form 普通话 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 普通話 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced pǔtōnghuà.

Is 普通话 an HSK word?

Yes — 普通话 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.