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Pronunciation |
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yǔ |
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Meaning |
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- language; words; dialect. (n)
- nonlinguistic means of communicating ideas; signal. (n)
- speak; say. (v)
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Radical |
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讠 |
Strokes |
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9 |
Traditional |
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語 ( Stroke Order ) |
Usage |
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24.5% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
5. |
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language; language and literature |
9. |
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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 |
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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 |
。 |
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英语 |
: |
English |
是 |
: |
is |
世界 |
: |
world |
通用 |
: |
be in common use |
的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
语言 |
: |
language |
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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 |
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in a low voice |
自言自语 |
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talk to oneself (idiom) |
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