Chinese school

This article is about schools outside China teaching Chinese language and culture. For other uses, see Chinese school (disambiguation).
Chinese school
A student practices writing Chinese characters.
Traditional Chinese中文學校
Simplified Chinese中文学校
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinzhōngwén xuéxiào
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationjūngmán hohk'haauh

A Chinese school (simplified Chinese: 中文学校; traditional Chinese: 中文學校; pinyin: zhōngwén xuéxiào; Cantonese Yale: jūngmán hohk'haauh) is a school that is established for the purpose of teaching the varieties of Chinese (in particular, Mandarin and Cantonese), though the purpose can vary to teaching different aspects of Chinese culture such as Chinese art, calligraphy, history and martial arts. The programs can either be an independent institution or a part of an existing educational institution.

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