Complex sentence: The Chinese term "fāngyán" (literally "place speech") is used for all Chinese varieties, though linguists writing in Chinese often use more specific terms to distinguish mutually unintelligible varieties from local variations.
Split into simpler sentences: The Chinese term "fāngyán" is used for all Chinese varieties. Linguists writing in Chinese may, however, use more specific terms to distinguish mutually unintelligible varieties from local variations.