第二章　国家通用语言文字的使用　

　　第九条　国家机关以普通话和规范汉字为公务用语用字。法律另有规定的除外。　

　　第十条　学校及其他教育机构以普通话和规范汉字为基本的教育教学用语用字。法律另有规定的除外。　

　　学校及其他教育机构通过汉语文课程教授普通话和规范汉字。使用的汉语文教材，应当符合国家通用语言文字的规范和标准。　

Chapter II Use of the Standard Spoken and Written Chinese Language

Article 9 Putonghua and the standardized Chinese characters shall be used by State organs as the official language, except where otherwise provided for in laws.

Article 10 Putonghua and the standardized Chinese characters shall be used as the basic language in education and teaching in schools and other institutions of education, except where otherwise provided for in laws.

Putonghua and the standardized Chinese characters shall be taught in schools and other institutions of education by means of the Chinese course. The Chinese textbooks used shall be in conformity with the norms of the standard spoken and written Chinese language.

　　第十一条　汉语文出版物应当符合国家通用语言文字的规范和标准。　

　　汉语文出版物中需要使用外国语言文字的，应当用国家通用语言文字作必要的注释。　

　　第十二条　广播电台、电视台以普通话为基本的播音用语。　

　　需要使用外国语言为播音用语的，须经国务院广播电视部门批准。

Article 11 Publications in Chinese shall be in conformity with the norms of the standard spoken and written Chinese Language.

Where foreign languages need to be used in publications in Chinese, necessary explanatory notes in standard Chinese shall be applied.

Article 12 Putonghua shall be used by the broadcasting and TV stations as the basic broadcasting language.

Where foreign languages need to be used as the broadcasting languages, the matter shall be subject to approval by the broadcasting and television administration under the State Council.

　　第十三条　公共服务行业以规范汉字为基本的服务用字。因公共服务需要，招牌、广告、告示、标志牌等使用外国文字并同时使用中文的，应当使用规范汉字。　

　　提倡公共服务行业以普通话为服务用语。　

Article 13 The standardized Chinese characters shall be used as the basic characters in the service trade. Where both a foreign language and the Chinese language are used in signboards, advertisements, bulletins, signs, etc., as is needed by the trade, the standardized Chinese characters shall be used as far as the Chinese Language is concerned.

People working in the service trade are encouraged to use Putonghua when providing services.