Standard Mandarin
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Standard Mandarin (uncountable)
The official language of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China, based on the Beijing dialect of Mandarin and accepted as a lingua franca for Han communities worldwide.
Synonyms: Mandarin, Standard Chinese
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The Control Yuan later created a rule that only allowed Standard Mandarin characters on civil service exams.
The most-spoken languages other than English were Italian (2.6%), Greek (1.9%), Standard Mandarin (1.3%), Vietnamese (1.3%), and Cantonese (0.7%).