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Chinese language
The language and script of the Han nationality are the most widely
used in China, and are commonly known as the Chinese language and
script. Each of the other nationalities, with the exception of the
Hui that used Chinese, has its own language. Over the vast are throughout
which the Chinese language is spoken, there are many different dialects,
some of which are mutually unintelligible. In the last few decades
a standard language has gradually been formed, based on the language
of the north, with the Beijing pronunciation as the norm and a grammar
modeled on modern vernacular writing. This language is called"putonghua"
and is gradually being popularized. It becomes the form of spoken
and written Chinese in universal use. The Han script is national
written language. It has played a very great role in facilitating
Communication between different regions in China and strengthening
the unity of the country.
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