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Mandarin

A man stands in the middle of Grand Central Terminal as he speaks on a cell phone.

If you get a robocall in Mandarin, just hang up

More than 30 Chinese immigrants in New York say they have been the victims of a Chinese robocall scam. A local councilor suspects the number is much higher. The NYPD estimates $3 million has been stolen since December.

I have been given three Chinese names. Which one should I use?

Arts, Culture & Media

I have been given three Chinese names. Which one should I use?

Arts, Culture & Media
The children of migrant workers are taught Mandarin at a school in Shanghai. Many speak a regional dialect at home, and some don't speak Mandarin at all when they arrive for the first day of class.

China’s linguistic landscape is changing as rapidly as its cities and lifestyles

Development & Education
Gu Hangyu, sits with his grandmother Wang Yufang, at her home on Chongming Island near Shanghai. She speaks the Chongming dialect, but not standard Chinese.

Hundreds of millions of Chinese stubbornly resist speaking the ‘common tongue’

Development & Education

Chinese Wedding Rush on “Love You Forever” Day

Lifestyle & Belief

Couples are lining up to tie the knot in China today. That’s because “January 4, 2013” sounds similar to “I will love you all my life” in Mandarin.

Podcast: The Chinese Yuan and the Currency of Language

The World in Words

Does China’s rise mean that Mandarin will one day replace English as the language of global trade?