Singaporean Mandarin Database

This database contains a collection of Mandarin terms which have cultural, historical or sentimental value unique to Singapore. These terms may be used by Singaporeans in the past or at present. Some of the terms are read in print while others are used in our everyday conversations.

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Speak Mandarin Campaign

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释义

名词

新加坡的一项推广华文华语的全国性运动。

DEFINITION

Noun

A national campaign to promote Mandarin in Singapore.

由来
  • 讲华语运动由推广华语理事会（Promote Mandarin Council）主导，并由国家文物局（National Heritage Board）负责秘书处事项。
  • 此运动的宗旨是鼓励新加坡华人于日常生活中多使用华文华语，以及加强人们对新加坡华族文化的认识。
  • 讲华语运动于1979年由建国总理李光耀发起。
  • 早期新加坡的华族移民来自中国不同的省份，使用不同的方言沟通。为了简化华族新加坡人的语言环境，加强不同籍贯的华人之间的沟通与理解，也为支持双语教育政策，讲华语运动便应运而生。
  • 到了1980年代末，讲华语运动聚焦于提高人们对华族文化和其价值的认识。自1998年起，运动也鼓励受英语教育的年轻华人多使用华语。
ETYMOLOGY
  • The Speak Mandarin Campaign is led by the Promote Mandarin Council, with the National Heritage Board providing secretariat support.
  • The campaign aims to encourage Singaporean Chinese to use Mandarin more in their daily lives, and deepen the people’s understanding of Chinese culture in Singapore.
  • The Speak Mandarin Campaign was launched in 1979 by then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew.
  • Early Chinese immigrants in Singapore came from different parts of China and used different dialects to communicate. The Speak Mandarin Campaign was launched to simplify the language environment of Chinese Singaporeans, strengthen communication and understanding among the various dialect groups, and support the bilingualneducation policy.
  • At the end of the 1980s, the Speak Mandarin Campaign focused on raising awareness of Chinese culture and the value of Mandarin. Since 1998, the campaign also encourages younger Singaporean Chinese who are English-educated to use more Mandarin.
例句
“讲华语运动”是新加坡政府开展的所有运动中最长寿的运动，可是历久弥新。（《联合早报》， 19/10/2019）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
The Speak Mandarin Campaign is the most enduring campaign among all the campaigns initiated by the Singapore Government, and has reinvented itself over the years to stay relevant. (Lianhe Zaobao, 19/10/2019)
相关资料

自2019年起，讲华语运动的标语为“讲华语，我也可以！”。

RELATED INFORMATION

Since 2019, the Speak Mandarin Campaign’s slogan has been “Speak Mandarin? Yes, I Can”.

参考资料
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REFERENCES

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