Putonghua

or p’u-t’ung hua

[ poo-tuhng-hwah ]

noun

1. the form of Chinese, based on the Beijing dialect of Mandarin, adopted as the official national language of China.

Example Sentences

"Widening our crew's Putonghua coverage is a key objective under this initiative, given the increasing proportion of our customers who speak Putonghua," Cathay's CEO Ronald Lam said in the memo.

From Reuters

Mandarin is also known as Putonghua.

From Reuters

The order issued Wednesday by the State Council, China’s Cabinet, said use of Mandarin, known in Chinese as “putonghua” or the “common tongue,” remains “unbalanced and inadequate” and needs to be improved to meet the demands of the modern economy.

From Seattle Times

Her series, Putong Animals, re-imagines animals according to what they're called in Mandarin Chinese - or Putonghua - the official language of China.

From BBC

Nearly 2,000 people marched in the northwestern residential district of Tuen Mun on Saturday to protest against middle-aged mainland women they accused of brashly singing and dancing to pop songs in Putonghua, a Beijing dialect of Mandarin Chinese.

From Reuters