口语/口語 kǒu yǔ — colloquial speech

Meanings

1. 1

   colloquial speech

   colloquial speech; spoken language; vernacular language; slander; gossip

   noun

Character breakdown

• 口

  kǒu (third tone, dipping)

  mouth; an opening or entrance; measure word for members of a household

  3 strokesRadical 口
• 语/語

  yǔ (third tone, dipping)

  language, tongue; speech, words; a saying

  9 strokes⿰讠吾Radical 言

Words containing 口

• 口kǒu (third tone, dipping)mouth; opening
• 出口chū (first tone, high and level) kǒu (third tone, dipping)an exit
• 门口/門口mén (second tone, rising) kǒu (third tone, dipping)doorway
• 人口rén (second tone, rising) kǒu (third tone, dipping)population
• 开口/開口kāi (first tone, high and level) kǒu (third tone, dipping)to open one's mouth
• 伤口/傷口shāng (first tone, high and level) kǒu (third tone, dipping)wound
• 借口jiè (fourth tone, falling) kǒu (third tone, dipping)to use as an excuse
• 口味kǒu (third tone, dipping) wèi (fourth tone, falling)a person's preferences
• 口袋kǒu (third tone, dipping) dài (fourth tone, falling)pocket
• 窗口chuāng (first tone, high and level) kǒu (third tone, dipping)window
• 港口gǎng (third tone, dipping) kǒu (third tone, dipping)port
• 进口/進口jìn (fourth tone, falling) kǒu (third tone, dipping)to import
• 入口rù (fourth tone, falling) kǒu (third tone, dipping)entrance
• 口气/口氣kǒu (third tone, dipping) qì (fourth tone, falling)tone of voice
• 路口lù (fourth tone, falling) kǒu (third tone, dipping)crossing
• 胃口wèi (fourth tone, falling) kǒu (third tone, dipping)appetite
• 口号/口號kǒu (third tone, dipping) hào (fourth tone, falling)slogan
• 口水kǒu (third tone, dipping) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)saliva

Words containing 语

• 汉语/漢語Hànyǔ (fourth tone, falling)Chinese (the language)
• 语言/語言yǔ (third tone, dipping) yán (second tone, rising)language
• 英语/英語Yīng (first tone, high and level) yǔ (third tone, dipping)English (language)
• 成语/成語chéngyǔ (second tone, rising)chengyu, set phrase (usually four characters)
• 语气/語氣yǔ (third tone, dipping) qì (fourth tone, falling)tone
• 语音/語音yǔ (third tone, dipping) yīn (first tone, high and level)speech sounds
• 言语/言語yán (second tone, rising) yǔ (third tone, dipping)words
• 话语/話語huà (fourth tone, falling) yǔ (third tone, dipping)words
• 法语/法語Fǎ (third tone, dipping) yǔ (third tone, dipping)French (language)
• 标语/標語biāo (first tone, high and level) yǔ (third tone, dipping)written slogan
• 词语/詞語cí (second tone, rising) yǔ (third tone, dipping)word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases)
• 日语/日語Rì (fourth tone, falling) yǔ (third tone, dipping)Japanese language
• 外语/外語wài (fourth tone, falling) yǔ (third tone, dipping)foreign language
• 华语/華語Huá (second tone, rising) yǔ (third tone, dipping)Chinese language
• 语法/語法yǔ (third tone, dipping) fǎ (third tone, dipping)grammar
• 自言自语/自言自語zì (fourth tone, falling) yán (second tone, rising) zì (fourth tone, falling) yǔ (third tone, dipping)to talk to oneself
• 俄语/俄語É (neutral tone) yǔ (third tone, dipping)Russian (language)
• 西班牙语/西班牙語Xī (first tone, high and level) bān (first tone, high and level) yá (second tone, rising) yǔ (third tone, dipping)Spanish language