中 国 語(ちゅうごくご)

ちゅうごくご

noun

Chinese language

1. Chinese language

The Chinese language, including its various dialects such as Mandarin and Cantonese. In most contexts refers to Modern Standard Chinese (Mandarin).

中国語(ちゅうごくご)を勉強(べんきょう)しています。

I'm studying Chinese.

中国語(ちゅうごくご)の発音(はつおん)は難(むずか)しい。

Chinese pronunciation is difficult.

大学(だいがく)で中国語(ちゅうごくご)と英語(えいご)を専攻(せんこう)しました。

I majored in Chinese and English at university.

FORMATION:
中国(ちゅうごく) (China) + 語(ご) (language). The suffix ～語(ご) is used to form language names: 日本語(にほんご) (Japanese), 英語(えいご) (English), 韓国語(かんこくご) (Korean).

USAGE:
In everyday speech, 中国語(ちゅうごくご) usually refers to Mandarin (普通話(ふつうわ)). For Cantonese, 広東語(かんとんご) is used separately.

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