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CHINESE WORD

yǔ yán

语言

idiom

HSK 2
Numbered pinyin
yu3 yan2
English meanings
linguistic communication, lingual, language, idiom, tongue, oral communication, speech, perspicuity, lingo, contumely, Fortran, parole, natural language, spoken language, linguistic process

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他xué学le了hǎo好jǐ几zhǒng种yǔyán语言。

    He learned several languages.

  2. 02

    Zhōngwén中文shì是yī一zhǒng种měilì美丽de的yǔyán语言。

    Chinese is a beautiful language.

  3. 03

    yǔyán语言hěn很zhòngyào重要。

    Language is important.

  4. 04

    xué学yǔyán语言yào要duō多shuō说。

    Speak more to learn a language.

  5. 05

    bùtóng不同de的guójiā国家yǔyán语言bùtóng不同。

    Different countries have different languages.

  6. 06

    zhùyì注意yǔyán语言biǎodá表达。

    Mind your expression.

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