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'''Mandarin Chinese''', also known as '''Putonghua'''('''普通话'''),is the national language of [[China]] and [[Taiwan]]. It is also an [[official language]] in [[Singapore]] and is widely spoken in [[Malaysia]] and other parts of [[South East Asia]].
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'''Mandarin Chinese''' is the [[official language]] of [[China]] and [[Taiwan]] and is one of the four official languages of [[Singapore]]. It is widely spoken in [[Malaysia]] and other parts of [[South East Asia]]. Mandarin Chinese has different official names in China, Taiwan, and Singapore. In China, Mandarin Chinese is officially known as Putonghua ([[Traditional Chinese]]: 普通話; [[Simplified Chinese]]: 普通话; [[Hanyu Pinyin]]: Pǔtōnghuà). In Taiwan, it is officially known as Guoyu ([[Traditional Chinese]]: 國語; [[Simplified Chinese]]: 国语; [[Hanyu Pinyin]]: Guóyǔ). In Singapore, it is officially known as Huayu ([[Traditional Chinese]]: 華語; [[Simplified Chinese]]: 华语; [[Hanyu Pinyin]]: Huáyǔ).
    
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