How to say “Chinese language” in Chinese
Chinese language
“Chinese language” in Chinese is 汉语, Hàn yǔ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
汉语 is read Hàn 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, 氵 “water”: Han is also the name of a river.
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 “汉语”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 汉语. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我学汉语wǒxuéHànyǔI’m learning Chinese.
- 你会说汉语吗nǐhuìshuōHànyǔmaCan you speak Chinese?
- 你的汉语很好！nǐdeHànyǔhěnhǎoYour Chinese is good!
- 我学汉语会说一点儿wǒxuéHànyǔ,huìshuōyìdiǎnrI’m learning Chinese and can speak a little.
- 我在学校学习汉语wǒzàixuéxiàoxuéxíHànyǔI study Chinese at school.
- 今天我有汉语课jīntiānwǒyǒuHànyǔkèI have Chinese class today.
More words from the lesson “Do you speak Chinese?”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “Chinese language” in Chinese?
“Chinese language” in Chinese is 汉语, pinyin Hànyǔ.
What does 汉语 mean?
汉语 (Hànyǔ) means “Chinese language”.
How do you write 汉语?
汉语 is 2 characters: 汉 (hàn) — Han, Chinese; 语 (yǔ) — language, speech. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 汉语?
汉语 is read Hànyǔ. Tones: Hàn — fourth tone, yǔ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“Chinese language” in the lesson “Do you speak Chinese?”
This word is from the topic “Meeting people” of HSK 1. 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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