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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

汉语 [hànyǔ]
  1. 1. noun Chinese

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

汉语 [hànyǔ]
  1. 1. Chinese (language)

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

汉语 [hànyǔ]
  1. 1. 汉民族的语言。是我国的主要语言,也是联合国六种工作语文之一。当代我国通用的语言是现代汉语普通话。

Examples

我搞现代汉语,他搞古代汉语
广义的现代汉语包括普通话和方言,狭义的现代汉语只指普通话
谙熟汉语
be well versed in the Chinese language
你只要努力,保管能学好汉语
I assure you that you can learn Chinese if you make the effort.
《现代汉语词典补编》
Supplement to A Dictionary of the Modern Chinese Language
同学们的汉语水平参差不齐。
The students have different levels of proficiency in Chinese.
汉语读本
a Chinese reader
汉语方言概要》
Outline of Chinese Dialects
因为长期居住国外,我的汉语有点荒疏了。
My Chinese is a little rusty after a long residence abroad.
汉语教员
a teacher of Chinese

Word Decomposition


[hàn]
+
[yǔ]

nciku Note

汉语 vs. 中文

汉语 vs. 中文
hànyǔ vs. zhōngwén

汉语means “the language of the Han nationality, i.e. Putonghua, the standard contemporary Chinese language.” 中文 means “the Chinese language and script of the Han nationality.”

(1) 他的汉语中文)说得很好。

In this example, both words mean “the language of the Han nationality” and so are interchangeable. Learning the Chinese language also includes the written form.

(2) 我目前在学习现代汉语
(3) 他是中文系毕业的。

中文系 is the customary name for the department of Chinese language and literature in a university. Here, 中文 and 汉语 cannot be interchanged.

“汉语”指汉族的语言,即现代汉语的标准语普通话。“中文”指中国的语言文字,有时也特指汉族的语言文字。
在此例中,两个词都指汉族语言,所以可以互换。“中文”包括“语言文字”中的“文字”,所以并不矛盾。
“中文系”是大学汉语言、文学系的习惯说法。因此两者不能换用。

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