普通话
pǔtōnghuàTraditional 普通話
Mandarin; standard Chinese (Putonghua)
Every meaning
pǔtōnghuà
- Mandarin; standard Chinese (Putonghua)
In a sentence
他的普通话说得很好。
He speaks Mandarin very well.
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In the Library
当时，中国的文盲非常多，政府希望找到一种更有效的途径，帮助大家认汉字、说普通话。
拼音是谁发明的？ · Who invented pinyin? The story of Zhou Youguang · HSK 6
世界上大多数语言里的“茶”，都能归入两个大家族：一个家族听起来像普通话的“茶”，俄语、波斯语、土耳其语、日语都在这个家族里
世界上的“茶”为什么有两种叫法？ · Cha or tea? Why the world has two words for tea
Its characters
- 普
- 通tōngto go through
- 话huàwords; speech
Words with 普
Words with 通
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).