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| Pronunciation |
: |
yǔ |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- language; words; dialect. (n)
- nonlinguistic means of communicating ideas; signal. (n)
- speak; say. (v)
|
| Radical |
: |
讠 |
| Strokes |
: |
9 |
| Traditional |
: |
語 ( Stroke Order ) |
| Usage |
: |
24.5% |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 5. |
|
|
: |
language; language and literature |
| 9. |
|
|
: |
idiom (usually composed of four characters) |
Sentences:
| 1. He can speak many foreign languages. |
| tā |
huì |
shuō |
duō |
zhǒng |
wài |
guó |
yǔ |
。 |
| 他 |
会 |
说 |
多 |
种 |
外 |
国 |
语 |
。 |
|
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| 他 |
: |
he |
| 会 |
: |
can |
| 说 |
: |
speak |
| 多种 |
: |
multipe type of |
| 外国 |
: |
foreign |
| 语 |
: |
language |
|
| 2. English is a universal language. |
| yīng |
yǔ |
shì |
shì |
jiè |
tōng |
yòng |
de |
yǔ |
yán |
。 |
| 英 |
语 |
是 |
世 |
界 |
通 |
用 |
的 |
语 |
言 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 英语 |
: |
English |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 世界 |
: |
world |
| 通用 |
: |
be in common use |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
| 语言 |
: |
language |
|
| 3. She was muttering to herself in low tones. |
| tā |
zài |
dī |
shēng |
zì |
yán |
zì |
yǔ |
。 |
| 她 |
在 |
低 |
声 |
自 |
言 |
自 |
语 |
。 |
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| 她 |
: |
she |
| 在 |
: |
right now |
| 低声 |
: |
in a low voice |
| 自言自语 |
: |
talk to oneself (idiom) |
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