---
title: "Putonghua Meaning: 普通话 (pǔtōnghuà) Means “Mandarin”"
description: "普通话 (traditional 普通話, pǔtōnghuà) means “Mandarin; standard Chinese (Putonghua)”. Hear its tones and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/putonghua"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 普通话 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

普通话 pǔtōnghuà

## Mandarin; standard Chinese (Putonghua)

## Its characters

1. 话 huà words

## In a sentence

他的普通话说得很好。 He speaks Mandarin very well.

后来他才知道，老奶奶说的不是**普通话**。

From [上海弄堂（一） · The Shanghai lane (part 1)](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/grandmas-notebook-book-2-shanghai-lane-part-1#library-word-975-978)

[More about 普通话](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%99%AE%E9%80%9A%E8%AF%9D)

## More words with 普 or 通 or 话

- [畅通 chàngtōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changtong)
- [打电话 dǎdiànhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadianhua)
- [的话 dehuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dehua)
- [电话 diànhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianhua)
- [对话 duìhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duihua)
- [废话 fèihuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/feihua)
- [沟通 gōutōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/goutong)
- [话说 huàshuō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huashuo)
- [话题 huàtí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huati)
- [话语 huàyǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huayu)

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