dialect in Chinese

HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

fāngyán

topolect
dialect
the first Chinese dialect dictionary, edited by Yang Xiong 扬雄 in 1st century, containing over 9000 characters

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Example sentences

Hànyǔ 汉语 fāngyán 方言 jiān 间 de 的 fāyīn 发音 qūbié 区别 hěn 很 dà 大。

There are great differences in pronunciation between different Chinese dialects.
tā 他 zuǐlǐ 嘴里 yī 一 kǒu 口 fāngyán 方言。

He speaks in a dialect.

Other words for dialect

话（話） huà HSK 1

dialect; language; spoken words; speech; talk; words; conversation; what sb said
土语（土語） tǔyǔ

dialect; patois
语（語） yǔ

dialect; language; speech
土话（土話） tǔhuà

vernacular; slang; dialect; patois

5 entries in ChineseDict list "dialect" as a meaning.