| Speakers and athletes alternated between Putonghua and Cantonese as they addressed the crowd. |
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| However, this forceful promotion of Putonghua has also given rise to the risk of cultural extinction. |
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| Pinyin romanization, however, is not intended to replace the Chinese characters but to help teach pronunciation and popularize the Beijing-dialect-based Putonghua. |
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| Simultaneous translations of press conference and public sessions will be available in Arabic, English, French and Spanish and for the opening ceremony, Putonghua will also be available. |
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| In the last 20 years, however, participation by Australian-born children who speak Putonghua or another Chinese language at home has increased substantially. |
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| The mainland participants were interviewed in Putonghua, while a mixture of English and Cantonese was used when interviewing Hong Kong participants. |
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| There exist two standardised forms of the language, namely Putonghua in Mainland China and Guoyu in Taiwan. |
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| With the fast development of the country and the massive internal migration in China, the standard Putonghua Proficiency Test has quickly become popular. |
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| There have been widespread efforts to promote usage of Putonghua in Hong Kong since the handover, with specific efforts to train police and teachers. |
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| The name Putonghua also has a long, albeit unofficial, history. |
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| Another option if you speak a bit of the putonghua is to have a tailor visit you at home. |
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| Suyong used a mixture of Anhui dialect and putonghua to speak to the reporter, so her meaning is barely understood. |
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| The official language of China is putonghua or Mandarin, spoken by over 70 percent of the Han Chinese. |
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| They refuse to speak putonghua and they refuse to travel to China. |
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