中文

Zhōngwén

noun HSK 1 #9,443

Meanings

你会说中文吗？

Nǐ huì shuō Zhōngwén ma?

Can you speak Chinese?

我在学中文。

Wǒ zài xué Zhōngwén.

I'm studying Chinese.

usage

中文 emphasizes the written language, while 汉语 emphasizes spoken Chinese. In everyday use, they're interchangeable.

usage

普通话 ('common speech') is the official term for standard Mandarin in mainland China. In Taiwan it's called 国语 ('national language').

中 zhōng

文 wén