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using yīngyǔ vs. yīngwén
In Lesson 16 : Languages , Chinese (language ) is called 汉语hànyǔ and English (language) is called 英语 (yīngyǔ) . In other beginner books I have seen Chinese always called 中文 (zhōng wén )and English called 英文 (yīngwén) . Is there any difference between these two terms for each language or are they completely interchangeable ? For example does it make no difference whatsoever to say "Nǐ de hànyǔ yě hěn hǎo " or "Nǐ de zhōng wén yě hěn hǎo " ?
Is one perhaps an older form?
Is one perhaps an older form?