The standardized form of spoken Chinese
Standard Cantonese is one of the official languages of Hong Kong and of Macau. Standard Cantonese is one of the six official languages of the United Nations. Standard Mandarin is one of the six official languages of the United Nations. Standard Mandarin is the official language of the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of China , as well as one of four official Rocket Chinese languages of Singapore. The standardized form of spoken Chinese is Standard Mandarin, based on the Beijing dialect. There are between six and twelve main regional groups of Chinese, with the largest by far being Mandarin, which is spoken by about 800 million people.
