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Find a brief overview of this Chinese language with links to related encyclopedia articles.

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Online Mandarin lessons, written in pinyin and characters, include a Chinese hangman-style game for practice.

English-speakers can learn how to pronounce Mandarin syllables and tones here.

Discover a collection of articles on Mandarin Chinese, including the spoken and written language.

Discover a list of onomatopoeic words for animal sounds in Chinese.

Linguistic profile of this Chinese language includes its history, dialect details and sociolinguistics. Find a bibliography.