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What does 汉语 mean?

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汉语 hànyǔ

Chinese (language); Mandarin

Its characters

  1. 汉 hàn Chinese language (short for 汉语)
  2. 语 yǔ language

In a sentence

我每天学习一个小时汉语。 I study Chinese for an hour every day.

中国人说中文,中文也叫汉语。

From 中国的“中” · How to say China in Chinese

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