Chinese and Mandarin

Jack

March 15, 2024

Mandarin is Chinese, but Chinese doesn't necessarily mean mandarin.
Let me take "我今天非常高兴" (I am very happy today) as an example: it’s of course Chinese, but it doesn’t necessarily mean Mandarin.
Chinese people from different regions say this Chinese sentence in different ways, both in pronunciation and tone, but the meaning of the sentence won't change.
When you say this sentence in Mandarin, no matter where you are from, you need to say this sentence this way: wǒ jīn tiān feī cháng gāo xìng. If you don't say it this way, you can't say it is Mandarin. It’s just Chinese.
In Mandarin, when a Chinese character means a specific thing, it must be pronounced in a specific tone, so people can understand each other very well regardless of where they are from in China. Otherwise, it is Chinese, not Mandarin.
I hope my explanation helps.

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CherryatCherryavecCHERRY

Chinese and Mandarin

Mandarin is Chinese, but Chinese doesn't necessarily mean mandarin.

Let me take "我今天非常高兴" (I am very happy today) as an example: it’s of course Chinese, but it doesn’t necessarily mean Mandarin.

Chinese people from different regions say this Chinese sentence in different ways, both in pronunciation and tone, but the meaning of the sentence won't change.

When you say this sentence in Mandarin, no matter where you are from, you need to say this sentence this way: wǒ jīn tiān feī cháng gāo xìng.

If you don't say it this way, you can't say it is Mandarin.

It’s just Chinese.

In Mandarin, when a Chinese character means a specific thing, it must be pronounced in a specific tone, so people can understand each other very well regardless of where they are from in China.

Otherwise, it is Chinese, not Mandarin.

I hope my explanation helps.

anisetoile

Mandarin is Chinese, but Chinese doesn't necessarily mean mMandarin.

語言名的首先字母都必須做大的

Let me take "我今天非常高兴" (I am very happy today) as an example: it’s ~~of course Chine~~Chinese, of course, but it doesn’t necessarily mean it's Mandarin.

必须有”it‘s”
（不必要说”它是普通话”的意思）
没有”it's” （不必要说”普通话”的意思）

Chinese people from different regions say this Chinese sentence in different ways, both in pronunciation and tone, but the meaning of the sentence won't change.

When you say this sentence in Mandarin, no matter where you are from, you need to say this sentence this way: wǒ jīn tiān feī cháng gāo xìng.

If you don't say it this way, you can't say it is Mandarin.

It’s just Chinese.

In Mandarin, when a Chinese character means a specific thing, it must be pronounced in a specific ~~tone~~way, so people can understand each other ~~very~~ well regardless of where they are from in China.

Tone （像：调）is only the pitch or musical qualities. The actual morphemes (sounds) would be different. I would just use "way" （像：法）

Otherwise, it is Chinese, not Mandarin.

I hope my explanation helps.

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写得好了，加油

Japanada

Chinese and Mandarin

Mandarin is Chinese, but Chinese doesn't necessarily mean mMandarin.

Let me take "我今天非常高兴" (I am very happy today) as an example: it’s Chinese of course ~~Chinese~~, but ithat doesn’t necessarily mean it’s Mandarin.

Chinese people from different regions say this Chinese sentence in different ways, both in pronunciation and tone, but the meaning of the sentence won't change.

When you say this sentence in Mandarin, no matter where you are from, you need to say this sentence this way: wǒ jīn tiān feī cháng gāo xìng.

If you don't say it this way, ~~you can't say~~ it isn’t Mandarin.

~~It’s just~~But it’s still Chinese.

In Mandarin, when a Chinese character means a specific thing, it must be pronounced in a specific tone, so people can understand each other ~~very well~~ regardless of where they are from in China.

Otherwise, it is ~~Chinese,~~ not Mandarin., although it is still Chinese．

I hope my explanation helps.

Jack

March 15, 2024

Thank you very much.

Chinese and Mandarin