Mandarin Chinese

noun

A group of related Chinese dialects spoken across most of northern and southwestern China.

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MandarinMandarin dialectBeijing dialect
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Meanings

nounMandarin Chinese (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA group of related Chinese dialects spoken across most of northern and southwestern China.
  2. uncountableStandard Mandarin.

    Synonyms: Mandarin

Synonyms & antonyms

nounStandard Mandarin.

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Mandarin

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the official language for all of China

Similar
MandarinMandarin dialectBeijing dialect
Broader
Chinese
Also see
guoyumandarin

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Mandarin Chinese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mandarin%20Chinese

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“Mandarin Chinese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mandarin%20Chinese. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mandarin Chinese,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mandarin%20Chinese.

Source: Mandarin Chinese on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.