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modern dance
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Mod·ern Stan·dard Chi·nese


noun 
Definition:
 
official language of China: the official language of the People's Republic of China, belonging to the Chinese branch of Sino-Tibetan languages. Native speakers: 800 million.100 million.

Mod·ern Stan·dard Chi·nese adjective
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