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'''Mandarin''' is the [[official language|official spoken language]] of [[China]] and [[Taiwan]] and is one of the four official languages of [[Singapore]]. It is spoken in some parts of [[Southeast Asia]]. Mandarin has different official names in China, Taiwan, and Singapore.

'''Mandarin''' is the [[official language|official spoken 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 [[Southeast Asia]]. Mandarin has different official names in China, Taiwan, and Singapore.

In China, Mandarin is officially known as Putonghua ([[Traditional Chinese]]: 普通話; [[Simplified Chinese]]: 普通话; [[Hanyu Pinyin]]: Pǔtōnghuà).

In China, Mandarin is officially known as Putonghua ([[Traditional Chinese]]: 普通話; [[Simplified Chinese]]: 普通话; [[Hanyu Pinyin]]: Pǔtōnghuà).

In Singapore, it is officially known as Huayu ([[Traditional Chinese]]: 華語; [[Simplified Chinese]]: 华语; [[Hanyu Pinyin]]: Huáyǔ).

In Singapore, it is officially known as Huayu ([[Traditional Chinese]]: 華語; [[Simplified Chinese]]: 华语; [[Hanyu Pinyin]]: Huáyǔ).

Mandarin is a language that originated in the central plains of China, and has thus spread throughout most parts of the country as a ''lingua franca''. Since the beginning of the Communist regime in 1949, it has been enforced as the official spoken language in all schools and governmental offices.

Mandarin is the dialect which originated in [[Beijing]], China's capital for the last millennium, and has thus spread throughout the country as a ''lingua franca''. Since the beginning of the Communist regime in 1949, it has been enforced as the official spoken language in all schools and governmental offices.

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