Unless otherwise specified Chinese texts in this article are written in (Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese; Pinyin) format. In cases where Simplified and Traditional Chinese scripts are identical the Chinese term is written once.Chinese (汉语 or 漢語 Hànyǔ) is a group of related language varieties several of which are not mutually intelligible and is variously described as a language or language family.
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ISO 639-1 code
zh
ISO 639-3 code
zho
family
Sinitic languages
language regulator or academy
National Languages Committee, Speak Mandarin Campaign, Promote Mandarin Council, Chinese Language Standardisation Council of Malaysia
spoken in
China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan, Overseas Chinese, Canada, Vietnam, Malaysia, United States
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