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| | [[Image:Geographylogo.png|20px|Geographylogo.png]] '''In other languages:''' [[Chinese:中文報紙|中文]] | [[Chinese Languages|English]] <br><br> |
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| Both spoken Chinese and the written language are dramatically different from Western languages. The Chinese language has many widely divergent dialects but one system of writing used by all. The spoken Chinese dialects are, in many cases, distinctive enough to be classified as separate languages since they are mutually unintelligible. These dialects include: | | Both spoken Chinese and the written language are dramatically different from Western languages. The Chinese language has many widely divergent dialects but one system of writing used by all. The spoken Chinese dialects are, in many cases, distinctive enough to be classified as separate languages since they are mutually unintelligible. These dialects include: |