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Chinese to English Dictionary (1-5 of 33)
- 普通话
- [pǔtōnɡhuà]
- Putonghua; the common speech of the Chinese language; standard Chinese pronunciation. Standard Chinese, taking Beijing dialect as the basic pronunciation, the northern dialects as the basis and modern Chinese vernacular writings as grammar standards;mandarin
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- 官人
- [guānrén]
- 1. An archaic term for a person who had an official position. Used during the Song Dynasty as a honorary title for a common man;mandarin
- 2. Title of a husband as referred to by his wife. (often used in latter-day Chinese)
- 汉语拼音方案
- [hànyǔpīnyīnfāng'àn]
- A plan of spelling pronunciation of Chinese mandarin and pronouncing Chinese characters that was passed on November 1, 1957 by the State Council and approved on February 11th, 1958 by the 5th Session of the first National People's Congress. The plan adopts 26 Latin letters with an alphabet, a table of initial consonants, a table of simple or compound vowels, tone symbols and syllable-dividing marks. It's an important tool to promote mandarin and the study of Chinese characters.
Examples (1-5 of 12)
- 鸳鸯戏水
- mandarin ducks sporting in water → 戏
- 有了鸳鸯房作为过渡性用房，他俩马上办了婚事。
- They got married as soon as they obtained a mandarin duck apartment as their temporary home. → 鸳鸯房
- 1984年，首都建成了第一栋向大龄青年出售的鸳鸯楼。
- The first "mandarin duck building" with flats for sale to late-married couples was completed in Beijing in 1984. → 鸳鸯楼
- 她说的不是普通话, 而是地方话。
- She is speaking a dialect other than Mandarin. → 地方话
- 她说的普通话略带南方方音。
- She speaks mandarin with a slight southern accent. → 方音
