well troof ... i've heard it referred to as standard though so thats why i said it.

isnt it simplified and traditional are the two main varients?

 

yes. again...it's the way it's written..not spoken

 

so whats with spoken ... i know mainland china vs like tawain its spoken different .. is that what you are referring to?

so simplified madarin is kinda standard across the dialects but the spoken version is different? is that what you are saying

 

We should just make the whole world speak English. It's just easier that way.

 

My understanding is the Pictographs mean one thing on paper, but if you speak the pictograph its differen? right?

 

no
hardest language ever

 

please stay out of this thread. because you obviously have no understanding.

 

works for me h:

 

no they don't speak a different dialect. they both speak mandarin.

there is also cantonese which is mainly only spoken in HK, there is also probably 100 different variations of spoken chinese language depending on the village you're in.

As for written there is only 2, technically 3 if you count ancient chinese (which is not used anymore). 1 is simplified which is used in mainland china. The other is traditional which is used in HK and Taiwan.

I can see why you might be confused here. You can take the same written word but depending on the dialect it can be pronouced completely differently.

So to recap, spoke very different with 100s of different dialects. Written only 2, traditional and simplified.

 

Damn, i got deboed out in my own thread