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Pronunciation : yǔ

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Meaning :
  1. language; words; dialect. (n)
  2. nonlinguistic means of communicating ideas; signal. (n)
  3. speak; say. (v)
Radical : 讠
Strokes : 9
Traditional : 語 ( Stroke Order )
Usage : 24.5%
Common Words / Phrases:
1.
语言
yǔ yán

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 : language
2.
语音
yǔ yīn

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 : pronunciation
3.
语气
yǔ qì

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 : tone of voice; mood
4.
语法
yǔ fǎ

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 : grammar
5.
语文
yǔ wén

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 : language; language and literature
6.
外语
wài yǔ

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 : foreign language
7.
英语
yīng yǔ

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 : English
8.
汉语
hàn yǔ

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 : Chinese
9.
成语
chéng yǔ

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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
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
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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April 2nd, 2010 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , , ,

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