国语

國語

Guóyǔ

noun #50,112

Meanings

1 Mandarin Chinese (Taiwan term for 普通话)
2 the national language
3 Chinese as a school subject

Characters

country; national

Examples

他的国语讲得很标准。

Tā de Guóyǔ jiǎng de hěn biāozhǔn.

His Mandarin is very standard.

学校有国语和英语两门主课。

Xuéxiào yǒu Guóyǔ hé Yīngyǔ liǎng mén zhǔkè.

The school has two main subjects: Chinese and English.

Tips

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Taiwan usage. Mainland China uses 普通话; Singapore and Malaysia use 华语. All three refer to standard Mandarin.

Stroke Order

国 guó

语 yǔ