语言
yǔ yánㄩˇ ㄧㄢˊ
Sino-Vietnamese: NGỮ NGÔN
Traditional: 語言
HSK 4HSK 3.0 · 3TOCFL 1
Meaning(noun)
language
Note the character order is reversed compared with Vietnamese "ngôn ngữ".
Measure words: 门、种
Examples
你会说几种语言?
nǐ huì shuō jǐ zhǒng yǔ yán?
How many languages can you speak?
学习一门语言需要时间。
xué xí yì mén yǔ yán xū yào shí jiān.
Learning a language takes time.
他在大学学习语言学。
tā zài dà xué xué xí yǔ yán xué.
He studies linguistics at university.
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Stroke order
NGỮ · 9 strokes
NGÔN · 7 strokes
Related words
- 汉语 Hàn yǔ — Chinese language
- 词语 cí yǔ — word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical term); expression
- 语法 yǔ fǎ — grammar
- 语气 yǔ qì — tone; manner of speaking; mood
- 成语 chéng yǔ — Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage
- 谜语 mí yǔ — riddle; conundrum
- 母语 mǔ yǔ — native language; mother tongue; (linguistics) parent language