What does baihua mean?
Baihua means Vernacular Chinese, as opposed to Classical Chinese.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Vernacular Chinese, as opposed to Classical Chinese.
The first baihua-journals until about 1901 contained mainly articles and news, which had been originally written in wenyan and were now translated into the vernacular language.
Use baihua when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Baihua means Vernacular Chinese, as opposed to Classical Chinese.
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The first baihua-journals until about 1901 contained mainly articles and news, which had been originally written in wenyan and were now translated into the vernacular language.
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