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Standarin

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Standard Mandarin (the official language of China and Taiwan).

humorous

Examples

“"Also, it should be noted that the Standarin reading of 瑞 is irregular. The character had an affricate initial *dʑ, which reflects regularly in say⟳ Cantonese with s- but it should be reflected as /ʂ-/ < sh- > in Standarin"”
“Set⟳ in late 20th century Shanghai and based on a novel of the same name⟳, the series was released in a Shanghainese language version in addition to a Standarin dub, standing out from the bulk of current Chinese media in exclusively Standard Mandarin.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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