While English tends to view the ‘Chinese language’ as a monolith, the phrase actually represents a large diversity of both written and spoken languages, many of which are not mutually understandable.

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From Wubi to Zhineng ABC, here are the different ways Chinese people have typed their language over the years. This story first appeared in China Report, MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about ...

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There are a dozen terms native Chinese speakers use to describe what English speakers refer to as the “Chinese language.” Each of those terms has its own cultural and sometimes political affiliation.