What is the difference between Chinese and Mandarin?
The term ‘Chinese’ can refer to many languages spoken in China and further afield. Each area may have their own dialect. Whilst it can be argued that Cantonese is either a language or a dialect, it is Cantonese that is spoken in Hong Kong as well as some other areas of China. However, the official language that is learnt at school in throughout China and Taiwan in order for people to be able to communicate with others from different states is Mandarin. All the publications and goverment papers within China are in Mandarin.
