官話 kanwa
kanwa
Noun
1. Qing Mandarin (standard variety of Chinese spoken by official classes during the Qing dynasty)
Dated
Noun
2. Mandarin (branch of Chinese spoken in northern and southwestern China)
Word Pronunciation
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18 Variants Available
Essential 9 items
Noun
#196738
Noun
#193841
kanwade
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. in official speech; in formal language
Noun
#194943
Noun
#199363
kanwajārimasen
The polite negative form
1. It is not standard Mandarin.; It is not official speech.
Noun
#193728
kanwajanaidesu
The polite negative form
1. It's not standard Mandarin.; It's not common speech.
Noun
#199245
Noun
#197973
Noun
#201426
kanwadewārimasen
The polite negative form
1. It is not standard Mandarin.; It is not official speech.
Noun
#199693
Common 6 items
kanwajanakatta
The past negative form
1. Wasn't official speech.; Wasn't standard Mandarin.
Noun
#193450
kanwadarō
Expresses probability ("probably…")
1. Probably Mandarin.; Probably a dialect of Chinese.
Noun
#202452
kanwajārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not Mandarin.; Was not official speech.
Noun
#198851
kanwajanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. Wasn't common speech.; Wasn't standard Mandarin.
Noun
#193675
kanwadeshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. Probably Mandarin.; Likely a Mandarin speaker.
Noun
#198968
kanwadewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not Mandarin.; Was not official speech.
Noun
#192953
Advanced 3 items
kanwadattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when Mandarin…; If it were Mandarin…
Noun
#193575
Noun
#198166
Noun
#197140