Chinese language (Mandarin)
The main language of: China (inc. Taiwan)
Also spoken in: Hong Kong (China), Macao (China), Malaysia, Singapore - and Chinese communities in many countries around the world
Number of mother-tongue speakers worldwide: about 900,000,000 (though estimates vary widely)
(The term “Chinese” may be used to cover a whole range of dialects and languages; it can also be used to refer to just one of these, namely, the national language of China, called “Putonghua” in Chinese and “Mandarin” in English.)
To find out more, check: Why learn Chinese?, Learning Chinese, Chinese classes and Chinese timetable.
