12/11/2020 · So I propose that the number of Chinese dialects spoken in China is definitely more than 386. There are undoubtably significant dialects that haven’t made it into this list, due to the scattered and illusive nature of the information. If you included village-like variations in dialect there could easily be over 1000 dialects in Chinese.

The point of all this is that Mandarin is one of many dialects, and it is important to understand the diversity of dialects within China. Linguists have split Chinese into somewhere between seven and ten main language groups—the largest being Mandarin (also known as Northern), Wu, Min, and Yue—and each group also has a number of sub-dialects.

22/03/2003 · There are many Chinese dialects in China, so many that it is hard to guess how many dialects actually exist. In general, dialects can be roughly classified into one of the seven large groups: Putonghua (Mandarin), Gan, Kejia (Hakka), Min, Wu, Xiang, and Yue ( Cantonese ).

Did you know there are over 200 Chinese dialects? It's true! Read on to discover the seven most common Chinese dialects and find out where they're spoken. We'll also share some useful tips for learning Chinese dialects, provide sample words from each one and review the history behind these fascinating languages.