语
yǔ
language, words; saying, expression
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 言
- HSK
- 1
- Tone
- 3
Traditional form: 語
Stroke order
Example sentences
那不是法语。
Nà bù shì Fǎ yǔ
That isn't French.
Shadow我也说法语。
Wǒ yě shuō Fǎ yǔ
I speak French, too.
Shadow我会说法语。
Wǒ huì shuō Fǎ yǔ
I can speak French.
Shadow他会说法语。
Tā huì shuō Fǎ yǔ
He speaks French.
Shadow
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