+Mandarin refers primarily to a family of related [Chinese](/wiki/Chinese) dialects spoken across most of northern and southwestern China. It encompasses Standard Chinese, the official language of the People's Republic of China, and is the most widely spoken [language](/wiki/Language) globally by native speakers.
+## See also
+- [Standard Chinese](/wiki/Standard_Chinese)
+- [Chinese Characters](/wiki/Chinese_Characters)
+- [Dialects](/wiki/Dialects)
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