"语" • Chinese-English Dictionary
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| 语 |  yǔ | dialect / language / speech |   | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语 | yú | to tell to | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语 | yù | (literary) to tell / to let (sb) know | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 语言 | yǔ yán | language / CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3] | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语文 | yǔ wén | literature and language / (PRC) Chinese (as a school subject) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语音 | yǔ yīn | speech sounds / pronunciation / colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character / phonetic / audio / voice / (Internet) to voice chat / voice message | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语气 | yǔ qì | tone / manner of speaking / mood / CL:個|个[ge4] | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语法 | yǔ fǎ | grammar | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语种 | yǔ zhòng | language type (in a classification) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语种 | yǔ zhǒng | language type (in a classification) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语句 | yǔ jù | sentence | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语录 | yǔ lù | quotation (from a book or existing source) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语调 | yǔ diào | intonation / tone of voice / CL:個|个[ge4] | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语系 | yǔ xì | language family | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语声 | yǔ shēng | spoken language / sound of speaking | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语境 | yǔ jìng | context | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语义 | yǔ yì | meaning of words / semantic | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语塞 | yǔ sè | to be at a loss for words / speechless | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语意 | yǔ yì | meaning / content of speech or writing / semantic | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语感 | yǔ gǎn | instinctive feel for the language | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语词 | yǔ cí | word / phrase / (old) (grammar) function word / predicate | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语汇 | yǔ huì | vocabulary | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语病 | yǔ bìng | faulty wording / mispronunciation due to a speech defect | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语态 | yǔ tài | voice (grammar) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语族 | yǔ zú | language branch | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语序 | yǔ xù | word order | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语素 | yǔ sù | morpheme | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语料 | yǔ liào | (linguistics) language material / language data | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语源 | yǔ yuán | etymology | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语冰 | yǔ bīng | to have limited experience and knowledge (idiom) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语锋 | yǔ fēng | thread of discussion / topic | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语画 | yǔ huà | picture in words | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语流 | yǔ liú | (linguistics) flow of speech | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语篇 | yǔ piān | discourse / text | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语失 | yǔ shī | indiscreet remark / indiscretion / slip of the tongue | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语尾 | yǔ wěi | (grammar) suffix | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语域 | yǔ yù | (linguistics) linguistic field / register | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语云 | yǔ yún | as the saying goes... | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语者 | yǔ zhě | (linguistics) speaker | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 语支 | yǔ zhī | language branch | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 语言学 | yǔ yán xué | linguistics | |
| 语气词 | yǔ qì cí | modal particle | |
| 语料库 | yǔ liào kù | corpus | |
| 语义学 | yǔ yì xué | semantics | |
| 语音学 | yǔ yīn xué | phonetics | |
| 语文股 | Language Unit | | |
| 语文处 | Languages Service | | |
| 语法书 | yǔ fǎ shū | grammar book | |
| 语法糖 | yǔ fǎ táng | (computing) syntactic sugar | |
| 语数外 | yǔ shù wài | Chinese, math & English (school subjects) | |
| 语意性 | yǔ yì xìng | semantic | |
| 语用学 | yǔ yòng xué | pragmatics | |
| 语助词 | yǔ zhù cí | auxiliary word | |
| 语重心长 | yǔ zhòng xīn cháng | meaningful and heartfelt words (idiom) / sincere and earnest wishes | |
| 语无伦次 | yǔ wú lún cì | incoherent speech / to talk without rhyme or reason (idiom) | |
| 语文老师 | yǔ wén lǎo shī | language and literature teacher | |
| 语文教师 | language teacher | | |
| 语音识别 | yǔ yīn shí bié | speech recognition | |
| 语音信箱 | yǔ yīn xìn xiāng | voice mailbox / voicemail | |
| 语言障碍 | yǔ yán zhàng ài | language barrier / speech impediment | |
| 语言学家 | yǔ yán xué jiā | linguist | |
| 语焉不详 | yǔ yān bù xiáng | to mention sth without elaborating (idiom) / not giving details | |
| 语音合成 | yǔ yīn hé chéng | speech synthesis | |
| 语文能力 | language skills | | |
| 语文事务 | Linguistic Matters | | |
| 语文助理 | Language Assistant | | |
| 语文培训 | language training | | |
| 语言权利 | linguistic rights | | |
| 语言宪章 | language charter | | |
| 语文员额 | language post | | |
| 语文考试 | language examination | | |
| 语文津贴 | language allowance | | |
| 语法术语 | yǔ fǎ shù yǔ | grammatical term | |
| 语惊四座 | yǔ jīng sì zuò | to make a remark that startles everyone present (idiom) / (of a remark) startling | |
| 语境效应 | yǔ jìng xiào yìng | context effect | |
| 语气助词 | yǔ qì zhù cí | modal particle | |
| 语言产生 | yǔ yán chǎn shēng | production of speech | |
| 语言匮乏 | yǔ yán kuì fá | language deficit (linguistics) | |
| 语言能力 | yǔ yán néng lì | verbal ability | |
| 语言缺陷 | yǔ yán quē xiàn | speech defect | |
| 语言誓约 | yǔ yán shì yuē | language pledge (to speak only the target language in a language school) | |
| 语言训练 | yǔ yán xùn liàn | language training | |
| 语义分类 | yǔ yì fēn lèi | semantic categorization | |
| 语义分析 | yǔ yì fēn xī | semantic analysis | |
| 语义空间 | yǔ yì kōng jiān | semantic space | |
| 语音技巧 | yǔ yīn jì qiǎo | phonological skill | |
| 语音信号 | yǔ yīn xìn hào | voice signal | |
| 语音意识 | yǔ yīn yì shí | phonetic awareness | |
| 语音指令 | yǔ yīn zhǐ lìng | speech command (for computer speech recognition) | |
| 语文支助股 | Linguistic Support Unit | | |
| 语文事务科 | Language Services Section | | |
| 语文协调员 | Language Coordinator | | |
| 语文文件司 | Languages and Documentation Division | | |
| 语境依赖性 | yǔ jìng yī lài xìng | context dependency | |
| 语素构词学 | yǔ sù gòu cí xué | morpheme-based | |
| 语言实验室 | yǔ yán shí yàn shì | language laboratory | |
| 语音失语症 | yǔ yīn shī yǔ zhèng | phonetic aphasia | |
| 语音邮件系统 | Voice Mail System | | |
| 语文资格考试 | Language Proficiency Examination / Language Proficiency Exam | | |
| 语文培训方桉 | Language Training Programme | | |
| 语文事务助理 | Language Services Assistant | | |
| 语文训练小组 | Language Training Group | | |
| 语言训练服务 | language training services | | |
| 语音和电邮科 | Voice and Messaging Section | | |
| 语文工作人员 | language staff | | |
| 语文和训练股 | Language and Training Unit | | |
| 语文支助人员 | language support staff | | |
| 语音通讯通道 | yǔ yīn tōng xùn tōng dào | voice (communications) channel | |
| 语文和交流项目 | Language and Communications Programme | | |
| 语言技术支助股 | Language Technology Support Unit | | |
| 语文参考资料员 | language reference clerk | | |
| 语文参考资料助理 | language reference assistant | | |
| 语文和会议事务科 | Language and Conference Services Section | | |
| 语文和交流技巧学习方桉 | Language and Communication Skills Learning Programme | | |
| 语文安排、文件和出版物问题机构间会议 | Inter-Agency Meeting on Language Arrangements, Documentation and Publications | |
Approximate Results for 语 | ||||
| 英语 | Yīng yǔ | English (language) | | |
| 国语 | Guó yǔ | Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature / Chinese as a primary or secondary school subject / Chinese in the context of the Nationalist Government / Guoyu, book of historical narrative c. 10th-5th century BC | | |
| 外语 | wài yǔ | foreign language / CL:門|门[men2] | | |
| 言语 | yán yu | to speak / to tell | | |
| 言语 | yán yǔ | words / speech / (spoken) language | | |
| 粤语 | Yuè yǔ | Cantonese language | | |
| 日语 | Rì yǔ | Japanese language | | |
| 话语 | huà yǔ | words / speech / utterance / discourse | | |
| 口语 | kǒu yǔ | colloquial speech / spoken language / vernacular language / slander / gossip / CL:門|门[men2] | | |
| 汉语 | Hàn yǔ | Chinese language / CL:門|门[men2] | | |
| 华语 | Huá yǔ | Chinese language | | |
| 成语 | chéng yǔ | Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation / idiom / proverb / saying / adage / CL:條|条[tiao2],本[ben3],句[ju4] | | |
| 词语 | cí yǔ | word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression | | |
| 不语 | bù yǔ | (literary) not to speak | | |
| 物语 | wù yǔ | monogatari / epic narrative (Japanese literary form) | | |
| 法语 | Fǎ yǔ | French (language) | | |
| 术语 | shù yǔ | term / terminology | | |
| 韩语 | Hán yǔ | Korean language (esp. in context of South Korea) | | |
| 私语 | sī yǔ | to discuss in whispered tones / whispered conversation | | |
| 用语 | yòng yǔ | choice of words / wording / phraseology / term | | |
| 台语 | Tái yǔ | Taiwanese Hokkien (aka Taiwanese Minnan, or simply Taiwanese) | | |
| 标语 | biāo yǔ | written slogan / placard / CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1],條|条[tiao2] | | |
| 咒语 | zhòu yǔ | incantation / spell / enchantment / curse | | |
| 评语 | píng yǔ | comment / evaluation | | |
| 双语 | shuāng yǔ | bilingual | | |
| 德语 | Dé yǔ | German (language) | | |
| 笑语 | xiào yǔ | talking and laughing / cheerful talk | | |
| 低语 | dī yǔ | mutter | | |
| 短语 | duǎn yǔ | phrase (grammar) | | |
| 论语 | Lún yǔ | The Analects of Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] | | |
| 俄语 | E2 yǔ | Russian (language) | | |
| 俗语 | sú yǔ | common saying / proverb / colloquial speech | | |
| 细语 | xì yǔ | to chat with a low voice | | |
| 谜语 | mí yǔ | riddle / conundrum / CL:條|条[tiao2] | | |
| 谚语 | yàn yǔ | proverb | | |
| 耳语 | ěr yǔ | to whisper in sb's ear / a whisper | | |
| 妙语 | miào yǔ | witticism | | |
| 母语 | mǔ yǔ | native language / mother tongue / (linguistics) parent language | | |
| 美语 | Měi yǔ | American English | | |
| 手语 | shǒu yǔ | sign language | | |
| 蜜语 | mì yǔ | sweet words / sweet talk | | |
| 结语 | jié yǔ | concluding remarks | | |
| 主语 | zhǔ yǔ | subject (in grammar) | | |
| 导语 | dǎo yǔ | preamble / introduction / (journalism) lede / lead paragraph | | |
| 呓语 | yì yǔ | to talk in one's sleep / crazy talk | | |
| 密语 | mì yǔ | code word / coded language / to communicate in private | | |
| 絮语 | xù yǔ | to chatter incessantly | | |
| 宾语 | bīn yǔ | object (grammar) | | |
| 定语 | dìng yǔ | attributive (modifier) | | |
| 藏语 | Zàng yǔ | Tibetan language | | |
| 古语 | gǔ yǔ | ancient language / old expression | | |
| 谓语 | wèi yǔ | (grammatical) predicate | | |
| 秽语 | huì yǔ | obscene language | | |
| 俚语 | lǐ yǔ | slang | | |
| 暗语 | àn yǔ | code word | | |
| 片语 | piàn yǔ | phrase | | |
| 状语 | zhuàng yǔ | adverbial adjunct (adverb or adverbial clause) | | |
| 恶语 | è yǔ | evil words / malicious talk | | |
| 泰语 | Tài yǔ | Thai (language) | | |
| 批语 | pī yǔ | criticism / commentary | | |
| 妄语 | wàng yǔ | to tell lies / to talk nonsense / lies / nonsense | | |
| 习语 | xí yǔ | common saying / idiom | | |
| 梵语 | Fàn yǔ | Sanskrit (language) | | |
| 土语 | tǔ yǔ | dialect / patois | | |
| 断语 | duàn yǔ | conclusion / judgment / verdict | | |
| 敬语 | jìng yǔ | honorific (e.g. in grammar of oriental languages) | | |
| 佛语 | fó yǔ | Buddhist term | | |
| 表语 | biǎo yǔ | predicative | | |
| 蜚语 | fēi yǔ | groundless rumor / unfounded gossip | | |
| 引语 | yǐn yǔ | quotation | | |
| 诳语 | kuáng yǔ | a lie / a falsehood | | |
| 按语 | àn yǔ | note / comment | | |
| 隐语 | yǐn yǔ | secret language / codeword | | |
| 熟语 | shú yǔ | idiom | | |
| 旗语 | qí yǔ | flag signals (for communicating between ships or army units) / semaphore | | |
| 哑语 | yǎ yǔ | sign language | | |
| 壮语 | zhuàng yǔ | magnificent talk / exaggeration | | |
| 谶语 | chèn yǔ | prophecy / prophetic remark | | |
| 补语 | bǔ yǔ | complement (grammar) | | |
| 韵语 | yùn yǔ | rhymed language | | |
| 反语 | fǎn yǔ | irony | | |
| 钓语 | vishing | | ||
| 案语 | àn yǔ | variant of 按語|按语[an4 yu3] | | |
| 保语 | Bǎo yǔ | Bulgarian language | | |
| 跋语 | bá yǔ | short comment or critical appraisal added at the end of a text, on a painting etc | | |
| 波语 | Bō yǔ | Polish language | | |
| 潮语 | cháo yǔ | fashionable word or phrase / abbr. for 潮流用語|潮流用语[chao2 liu2 yong4 yu3] | | |
| 传语 | chuán yǔ | to pass on (information) | | |
| 错语 | cuò yǔ | (TCM) paraphasia | | |
| 粗语 | cū yǔ | rude words / dirty talk | | |
| 单语 | dān yǔ | monolingual | | |
| 独语 | dú yǔ | solo part (in opera) / soliloquy | | |
| 腹语 | fù yǔ | ventriloquism | | |
| 赣语 | Gàn yǔ | Gan dialect, spoken in Jiangxi Province | | |
| 告语 | gào yǔ | to inform / to tell | | |
| 行语 | háng yǔ | slang / jargon / cant / lingo / patois / argot | | |
| 徽语 | Huī yǔ | Huizhou dialect of Gan, spoken in southern parts of Anhui Province | | |
| 沪语 | Hù yǔ | Shanghainese / Shanghai dialect | | |
| 家语 | Jiā yǔ | The School Sayings of Confucius (abbr. for 孔子家語|孔子家语[Kong3 zi3 Jia1 yu3]) | | |
| 捷语 | Jié yǔ | Czech language | | |
| 禁语 | jìn yǔ | taboo (word) / unmentionable word | | |
| 寄语 | jì yǔ | to give an earnest message of good wishes, encouragement, or advice etc / a message of this sort | | |
| 隽语 | juàn yǔ | epigram / meaningful or significant speech | | |
| 客语 | Kè yǔ | Hakka dialect | | |
| 冷语 | lěng yǔ | sarcasm / sneering talk | | |
| 仂语 | lè yǔ | phrase (linguistics) | | |
| 灵语 | líng yǔ | tongues (spiritual gift) | | |
| 例语 | lì yǔ | (lexicography) illustrative phrase / sample word or phrase | | |
| 丽语 | lì yǔ | beautiful wordage | | |
| 略语 | lu:è yǔ | abbreviation | | |
| 罗语 | Luó yǔ | Romanian language | | |
| 满语 | Mǎn yǔ | Manchurian language | | |
| 蒙语 | Měng yǔ | Mongolian (language) | | |
| 闽语 | Mǐn yǔ | Min dialects, spoken in Fujian Province, Taiwan etc | | |
| 目语 | mù yǔ | to speak with the eyes | | |
| 耦语 | ǒu yǔ | to have a tete-à-tete / to whisper to each other | | |
| 葡语 | Pú yǔ | Portuguese (language) | | |
| 谦语 | qiān yǔ | humble expression | | |
| 绮语 | qǐ yǔ | flowery writing / writing concerning love and sex | | |
| 冗语 | rǒng yǔ | verbosity / verbose speech | | |
| 塞语 | Sài yǔ | Serbian language | | |
| 闪语 | Shǎn yǔ | Semitic language | | |
| 失语 | shī yǔ | to let slip / loss of speech (e.g. as a result of brain damage) / aphasia | | |
| 述语 | shù yǔ | predicate | | |
| 缩语 | suō yǔ | abbreviated word / acronym | | |
| 套语 | tào yǔ | polite set phrases | | |
| 网语 | wǎng yǔ | Internet slang / netspeak / cyberspeak | | |
| 吴语 | Wú yǔ | Wu dialects (spoken primarily in Shanghai and surrounding areas) | | |
| 乌语 | Wū yǔ | Uzbek language | | |
| 无语 | wú yǔ | to remain silent / to have nothing to say / (coll.) speechless / dumbfounded | | |
| 湘语 | Xiāng yǔ | Xiang (Hunanese) dialect spoken in Hunan Province | | |
| 匈语 | Xiōng yǔ | Hungarian language | | |
| 西语 | xī yǔ | western language / Spanish (language) | | |
| 谑语 | xuè yǔ | words to tease sb | | |
| 译语 | yì yǔ | target language (linguistics) | | |
| 原语 | yuán yǔ | source language (linguistics) | | |
| 诈语 | zhà yǔ | falsehood / lies / fabrication | | |
| 赘语 | zhuì yǔ | superfluous words / pleonasm | | |
| 自语 | zì yǔ | to talk to oneself | | |
| 祖语 | zǔ yǔ | proto-language / parent language (linguistics) | | |
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| 外国语 | wài guó yǔ | foreign language | |
| 多语言 | duō yǔ yán | multilingual | |
| 刊首语 | kān shǒu yǔ | foreword / preface | |
| 话语权 | huà yǔ quán | ability to have one's say and be listened to / influence / clout | |
| 结束语 | jié shù yǔ | concluding remarks | |
| 歇后语 | xiē hòu yǔ | anapodoton (a saying in which the second part, uttered after a pause or totally left out, is the intended meaning of the allegory presented in the first part) | |
| 英语角 | Yīng yǔ jiǎo | English corner / spoken English practice group | |
| 韩国语 | Hán guó yǔ | Korean language | |
| 流行语 | liú xíng yǔ | popular jargon / catchword | |
| 英语系 | Yīng yǔ xì | anglophone / English department | |
