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Episode 43: The History of Mandarin Chinese

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The concept of "the common language" emerged no more than 100 years ago, but it has become the shared language of 80% of the Chinese population today. Why do we need Mandarin Chinese as the common language? Is Mandarin Chinese equal to "the Beijing language"? Throughout history, has the Beijing language always been the major dialect in China? Have a listen to today's podcast.

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The concept of "the common language" emerged no more than 100 years ago, but it has become the shared language of 80% of the Chinese population today. Why do we need Mandarin Chinese as the common language? Is Mandarin Chinese equal to "the Beijing language"? Throughout history, has the Beijing language always been the major dialect in China? Have a listen to today's podcast.

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