Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

standard mandarin

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables
stan-dard- -man-darin
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

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What does standard mandarin mean?
A standard variety of Mandarin, based on the Beijing dialect of Mandarin, used as a lingua franca in the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan) and among some Chinese communities in Southeast Asia and elsewhere.

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