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Seeing the two words, people usually consider them as the same thing, but they actually have different meanings.
Seeing the two words, people usually consider them as the same thing, but they actually have different meanings.  


漢語/汉语 means the language(s) and dialects spoken (and written) by Han people.
漢語/汉语 means the language(s) and dialects spoken (and written) by Han people.  


中文 means the language(s) and dialects written (and spoken) by Chinese, may include minority.  
中文 means the language(s) and dialects written (and spoken) by Chinese, may include minority.  


This 中 is ambiguous, because it may refers to Han or Chinese of all ethnic groups, People's Republic of China or Republic of China or whole China.
This 中 is ambiguous, because it may refers to Han or Chinese of all ethnic groups, People's Republic of China or Republic of China or whole China.

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