Chinese Word: 语 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

语 (Trad.: 語)HSK 1

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 言

Pictophonetic: 吾 indicates the sound; 讠 (words) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 讠 [ yán ] words, speech; to speak, to say
- 吾 [ wú ] I, my, our; to resist, to impede

Similar Characters: 俉捂悟梧

Step by Step Stroke Sequence: Download Customize Pin it
Stroke order image for Chinese character 语

Pinyin: yǔ

English Definition: dialect; language; speech

Chinese Definition:
①话：语言。汉语。英语。语录。语汇。语重心长。
②指“谚语”或“古语”：语云：“皮之不存，毛将焉附”。
③代替语言的动作：手语。旗语。
④说：细语。低语。
Example Words:

语言	yǔ yán	language; Classifiers: 门	HSK 4
英语	yīng yǔ	English (language)
汉语	hàn yǔ	Chinese language; Classifiers: 门	HSK 1
话语	huà yǔ	words; speech; utterance; discourse
外语	wài yǔ	foreign language; Classifiers: 门

More: 语* | *语 | *语*

Pinyin: yù

English Definition: to tell to
Chinese Definition:
①告诉：不以语人。

1		wǒ huì 我会 shuō yīng yǔ 说英语。 I can speak English.
2		tā 他 zhèng zài 正在 xué yīng yǔ 学英语。 He is studying English now.
3		tā 她 yào 要 xué xí 学习 hàn yǔ 汉语。 She wants to study Chinese.
4		wǒ 我 tīng 听 bù dǒng 不懂 hàn yǔ 汉语。 I don't understand Chinese when I listen.
5		wǒ 我 yào 要 xué 学 wài guó yǔ 外国语。 I want to learn a foreign language.

1		wǒ huì 我会 shuō yīng yǔ 说英语。 I can speak English.
2		tā 他 zhèng zài 正在 xué yīng yǔ 学英语。 He is studying English now.
3		tā 她 yào 要 xué xí 学习 hàn yǔ 汉语。 She wants to study Chinese.
4		wǒ 我 tīng 听 bù dǒng 不懂 hàn yǔ 汉语。 I don't understand Chinese when I listen.
5		wǒ 我 yào 要 xué 学 wài guó yǔ 外国语。 I want to learn a foreign language.