Chinese has many different names.
For example, Mandarin, Putonghua, Guoyu, Huayu, and Chinese.
Mandarin is the language spoken by the most people in China.
Putonghua is the official language of China and is commonly used in schools and workplaces.
People in Taiwan often speak Guoyu, while people in Singapore and Malaysia prefer to speak Huayu.
Chinese generally refers to the written language; no matter what dialect you speak, you can understand written Chinese.
China has many dialects, such as Cantonese, Minnan, and Hakka.
Although people speak differently, the written characters are very similar.
Mainland China uses simplified characters, while Taiwan and Hong Kong use traditional characters.
If you learn more than three thousand Chinese characters, you can understand most Chinese books and news.
People from different places use different names for Chinese, which is related to their culture and history.