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Seeing the two words, people usually consider them to be the same, but they actually have different meaing.
Seeing the two words, people usually consider them as the same thing, but they actually have different meaings.


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. 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 the whole China.
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.

Revision as of 06:22, 31 May 2017

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

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. 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.