Chinese Language Names
Chinese
中文 zhōngwén
How to say "to speak" in Chinese?
说 shuō
世界上有多少个语言？
~7,100
How many people speak Chinese as their first language?
1.35 billion (17%)
English
英文 yīngwén
How to say "to study" in Chinese?
学 xué
How many countries use French as an official language?
27
中国有多少个语言？
~302
French
法文 fǎwén
How to say "to write" in Chinese?
写 xiě
Indonesia 有多少个语言？
～3%
Spanish
西班牙文 xībānyá wén
What character besides "文" can be put at the end of language names to describe a language? (i.e., instead of 英文, you would use 英 + this character)
语 yǔ
Papau New Guinea
中国的小学生应该学会多少个汉字?
Japanese
日文 rìwén
What is another Chinese name for Mandarin language besides 中文?
汉语 hànyǔ
How many letters are in the Khmer (Cambodian) alphabet, the world's longest?
74
What year was the Pinyin pronunciation system adopted in China?
1958