普通话 (普通話)
pǔ tōng huà
Pinyin
Definition
普通话 (普通話)
-
- Mandarin (common language)
- Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language)
- ordinary speech
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 to be connected
- 2 traffic
- 3 transportation
- 4 communications
- 5 liaison
- 1 common
- 2 ordinary
- 3 general
- 4 average
- 1 to join
- 2 to connect
- 3 to link up
- 4 to communicate
- 1 China United Telecommunications Corporation
- 2 aka China Unicom or Unicom
- 3 abbr. for 中國聯通|中国联通
- 1 to go through
- 2 to know well
- 3 (suffix) expert
- 4 to connect
- 5 to communicate
- 6 open
- 7 to clear
- 8 classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
Idioms (20)
一窍不通
- 1 lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
- 2 I don't understand a word (idiom)
- 3 it's all Greek to me
一通百通
- 1 grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)
串通一气
- 1 to act in collusion (idiom)
互通有无
- 1 mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
- 2 to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls
- 3 to reciprocate with material assistance
- 4 scratch each other's back
八仙过海,各显神通
- 1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
- 2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
Sample Sentences
普通话
Mandarin dialect.
我们要推行普通话。
We need to implement Mandarin.
我们要推广普通话。
We need to promote Mandarin.
Ryan的普通话水平很出色,但上海话一点也不会说。
Ryan's Mandarin ability is remarkable, however he can't speak a word of Shanghainese.
Ryan的普通话水平很优秀,这证明多练习就会熟练。
Ryan's Mandarin ability is excellent, this shows that practice makes perfect.
我们今天讨论的,包括ChinesePod用的,都是普通话。
Everything in our discussion today and including what's used on ChinesePod is Mandarin Chinese.
推广普通话
to popularize Mandarin
北京话是不是普通话?
Is Beijing dialect Mandarin?
你的普通话真好。
Your Mandarin is really good.
你们可以说普通话吗?
Can you guys speak Mandarin?