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Guóyǔ is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Guóyǔ in a sentence

Guóyǔ meaning

  1. The standardized spoken Chinese language, also referred to as Standard Mandarin. The term remains in common use in the Republic of China (Taiwan) and colloquially in Hong Kong (along with Putonghua). In mainland China, Guoyu or Taiwan Guoyu is used to refer to Taiwanese Mandarin (standard), as opposed to mainland standard Mandarin.
  2. The language the Emperor of China spoke.

Using Guóyǔ

  • The main meaning on this page is: The standardized spoken Chinese language, also referred to as Standard Mandarin. The term remains in common use in the Republic of China (Taiwan) and colloquially in Hong Kong (along with Putonghua). In mainland China, Guoyu or Taiwan Guoyu is used to refer to Taiwanese Mandarin (standard), as opposed to mainland standard Mandarin. | The language the Emperor of China spoke.

Context around Guóyǔ

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

name 1×

Often after:

continued 1× written 1× base 1×

Sentence patterns with Guóyǔ

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

language 國語 guóyǔ written in 1× pǔtōnghuà and guóyǔ base their 1× the name guóyǔ continued to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

by contrast the 1× romanization national language 1× technically both pǔtōnghuà 1×

Common sentence endings:

by various romanizations 1× from other sources 1× some smaller islands 1×

Words around Guóyǔ

Just before it in the word index:

guotai 2 guoqiang 3 guomindang 3 guofeng 4 guodong 2 guochuan 3

Just after it in the word index:

gup 12 gupd 3 gupkar 10 guppies 3 guppy 13 gups 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Guóyǔ

  • In this selection, "guóyǔ" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, name, continued, written and base stand out and add context to how "guóyǔ" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include language 國語 guóyǔ written in and pǔtōnghuà and guóyǔ base their. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "guóyǔ" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with guóyǔ

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Romanization "National language" (國語; Guóyǔ) written in Traditional and Simplified Chinese characters, followed by various romanizations. (16 words)

Technically, both Pǔtōnghuà and Guóyǔ base their phonology on the Beijing accent, though Pǔtōnghuà also takes some elements from other sources. (21 words)

By contrast, the name guóyǔ continued to be used by the Republic of China which, after its 1949 loss in the Chinese Civil War, was left with a territory consisting only of Taiwan and some smaller islands. (37 words)

Longer example sentences

By contrast, the name guóyǔ continued to be used by the Republic of China which, after its 1949 loss in the Chinese Civil War, was left with a territory consisting only of Taiwan and some smaller islands. (37 words)

Technically, both Pǔtōnghuà and Guóyǔ base their phonology on the Beijing accent, though Pǔtōnghuà also takes some elements from other sources. (21 words)

Romanization "National language" (國語; Guóyǔ) written in Traditional and Simplified Chinese characters, followed by various romanizations. (16 words)

Example sentences (3)

By contrast, the name guóyǔ continued to be used by the Republic of China which, after its 1949 loss in the Chinese Civil War, was left with a territory consisting only of Taiwan and some smaller islands.

Romanization "National language" (國語; Guóyǔ) written in Traditional and Simplified Chinese characters, followed by various romanizations.

Technically, both Pǔtōnghuà and Guóyǔ base their phonology on the Beijing accent, though Pǔtōnghuà also takes some elements from other sources.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "guóyǔ" in a sentence?
An example: "By contrast, the name guóyǔ continued to be used by the Republic of China which, after its 1949 loss in the Chinese Civil War, was left with a territory consisting only of Taiwan and some smaller islands." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "guóyǔ" from authentic English texts.
What does "guóyǔ" mean?
Guóyǔ means: The standardized spoken Chinese language, also referred to as Standard Mandarin. The term remains in common use in the Republic of China (Taiwan) and colloquially in Hong Kong (along with Putonghua). In mainland China, Guoyu or Taiwan Guoyu is used to refer to Taiwanese Mandarin (standard), as opposed to mainland standard Mandarin.
How many example sentences with "guóyǔ" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "guóyǔ", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.