第十九条　凡以普通话作为工作语言的岗位，其工作人员应当具备说普通话的能力。　

　　以普通话作为工作语言的播音员、节目主持人和影视话剧演员、教师、国家机关工作人员的普通话水平，应当分别达到国家规定的等级标准；对尚未达到国家规定的普通话等级标准的，分别情况进行培训。　

　　第二十条　对外汉语教学应当教授普通话和规范汉字。

Article 19 All staff members who need to use Putonghua as their working language shall have the ability to speak Putonghua.

The Putonghua level of those who use Putonghua as their working language, such as broadcasters, program hosts and hostesses, actors and actresses of films, TV series and plays, teachers and State functionaries shall reach the respective standards set by the State; those who have not yet reached such standards shall receive different training, as the case may be.

Article 20 Putonghua and the standardized Chinese characters shall be taught in classes for foreigners who are learning Chinese.

第三章　管理和监督　

　　第二十一条　国家通用语言文字工作由国务院语言文字工作部门负责规划指导、管理监督。　

　　国务院有关部门管理本系统的国家通用语言文字的使用。　

　　第二十二条　地方语言文字工作部门和其他有关部门，管理和监督本行政区域内的国家通用语言文字的使用。

Chapter III Administration and Supervision

Article 21 The department in charge of the work related to spoken and written language under the State Council shall be responsible for planning, guiding, administering and supervising the work related to the standard spoken and written Chinese language.

The departments concerned under the State Council shall administer the use of the standard spoken and written Chinese language in their own departments.

Article 22 Local departments in charge of the work related to spoken and written language and other departments concerned shall administer and supervise the use of the standard spoken and written Chinese language within their own administrative areas.

　　第二十三条　县级以上各级人民政府工商行政管理部门依法对企业名称、商品名称以及广告的用语用字进行管理和监督。　

　　第二十四条　国务院语言文字工作部门颁布普通话水平测试等级标准。

Article 23 The administrative departments for industry and commerce under the local people’s governments at or above the county level shall administer and supervise the use of spoken and written language in the names of enterprises and commodities as well as in advertisements.

Article 24 The department in charge of the work related to spoken and written language under the State Council shall issue standards for the test of Putonghua at different grades.