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汉语漢語 Hànyǔ — Chinese (the language)

Hànyǔ (fourth tone, falling)Han4yu3

Traditional: 漢語

Chinese (the language)

HSK 1· HSK 1–4 (classic)noun
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Meanings

  1. Chinese (the language)

    The Chinese language, literally "the language of the Han". It is the usual term in teaching materials; 中文 is more common for the written language and 中国话 for everyday speech.

    noun

Character breakdown

  • 语語
    yǔ (third tone, dipping)

    language, tongue; speech, words; a saying

    9 strokes⿰讠吾Radical 言

Example sentences

  • 你会说汉语吗？你會說漢語嗎？Nǐ (third tone, dipping) huì (fourth tone, falling) shuō (first tone, high and level) Hànyǔ (fourth tone, falling) ma? (neutral tone)···

    Do you speak Chinese?

  • 我学习汉语一年了。我學習漢語一年了。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) xuéxí (second tone, rising) Hànyǔ (fourth tone, falling) yì (fourth tone, falling) nián (second tone, rising) le. (neutral tone)···

    I’ve been studying Chinese for a year now.

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