普通话 pǔ tōng huà
“Mandarin (common language); Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language); ordinary speech”
nounHSK 3 · 2021 list level 2Traditional 普通話
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
普通话 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1563: 普通话 pǔtōnghuà — Level 4; official annotation 4 (名). PDF page 119
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 普通话
普通话 means Mandarin, the standard common spoken language of China. It is a noun used as the object of verbs like 说, 学, 教, 听, often with 会 or 能 to say someone can speak it. Typical pattern: 说普通话 / 学普通话 / 他的普通话很好.
例句Example sentences
- 他会说普通话，也会说英语。tā huì shuō pǔ tōng huà, yě huì shuō yīng yǔ.He can speak Mandarin and English too.
- 我们每天都在学校学习普通话。wǒ men měi tiān dōu zài xué xiào xué xí pǔ tōng huà.We study Mandarin at school every day.
- 我的普通话不太好，请你说慢一点。wǒ de pǔ tōng huà bú tài hǎo, qǐng nǐ shuō màn yì diǎn.My Mandarin isn't very good, please speak a little more slowly.