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語

yǔ

language, words; saying, expression

Strokes
14
Radical
言
HSK
—
Tone
3

Simplified form: 语

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 语, the simplified form of 語. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 那不是法语。

    Nà bù shì Fǎ yǔ

    That isn't French.

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  • 我也说法语。

    Wǒ yě shuō Fǎ yǔ

    I speak French, too.

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  • 我会说法语。

    Wǒ huì shuō Fǎ yǔ

    I can speak French.

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  • 他会说法语。

    Tā huì shuō Fǎ yǔ

    He speaks French.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 语

  • 外语wài yǔ 4–3 foreign language
  • 汉语hàn yǔ 4–3 Chinese language
  • 语言yǔ yán 3–2 language
  • 英语yīng yǔ 1–3 English (language)
  • 词语cí yǔ 2–3 word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical term); expression
  • 语音yǔ yīn 3–1 speech sounds; pronunciation; colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character; phonetic; audio; voice; (Internet) to voice chat; voice message
  • 语法yǔ fǎ 3–3 → 2–3grammar
  • 口语kǒu yǔ 3–3 → 2–3colloquial speech; spoken language; vernacular language; slander; gossip
  • 语气yǔ qì 3–4 tone; manner of speaking; mood
  • 言语yán yǔ 2–3 words; speech; (spoken) language
  • 华语huá yǔ 2–3 Chinese language
  • 成语chéng yǔ 2–3 Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage