Cultural tips（文化提示）

Regional variations of Mandarin（普通话的地区差异）

Mandarin（ Pǔtōnghuà ）is the official national standard language of China,which is based on the Beijing dialect.However,other dialects in different regions have some influence on both the pronunciation and the vocabulary of Mandarin.There exist some regional variations.

For example， 左 zuǒ 拐 guǎi and 右 yòu 拐 guǎi are standard expressions in Mandarin,but you may hear 大 dà 拐 guǎi and 小 xiǎo 拐 guǎi in Shanghai.Let's compare the following words：

③In regions where the“-r”soundis popular,the Chinese character 儿 is sometimes omitted in the written form.However,its pinyin spelling“-r”is still required.

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