Question

what is mandarin also called?

Answer 1

Explanation:

In everyday English, "Mandarin" refers to Standard Chinese, which is often called simply "Chinese". Standard Chinese is based on the particular Mandarin dialect spoken in Beijing, with some lexical and syntactic influence from other Mandarin dialects.

Language family: Sino-Tibetan: Sinitic > Mandarin

Writing system: Chinese characters (Simplified, Traditional); Latin (Pinyin); Zhuyin; A...

Standard forms: Standard Chinese;