How to say “words and expressions” in Chinese
words and expressions
“Words and expressions” in Chinese is 词语, cí yǔ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
词语 is read cí yǔ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 讠 “speech”.
On the left, 讠 “speech”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “词语”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 词语. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这篇课文里有很多新词语。zhèpiānkèwénliyǒuhěnduōxīncíyǔThis text has a lot of new words.
- 请把新词语列出来qǐngbǎxīncíyǔlièchūlaiPlease make a list of the new words.
- 请找出与图片对应的词语qǐngzhǎochūyǔtúpiànduìyìngdecíyǔFind the words that match the pictures.
More words from the lesson “Articles and essays”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “words and expressions” in Chinese?
“Words and expressions” in Chinese is 词语, pinyin cíyǔ.
What does 词语 mean?
词语 (cíyǔ) means “words and expressions”.
How do you write 词语?
词语 is 2 characters: 词 (cí) — word; 语 (yǔ) — language, speech. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 词语?
词语 is read cíyǔ. Tones: cí — second tone, yǔ — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“words and expressions” in the lesson “Articles and essays”
This word is from the topic “In class” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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