How to say “spoken language” in Chinese
spoken language
“Spoken language” in Chinese is 口语, kǒu yǔ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
口语 is read kǒu yǔ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
Two third tones in a row: the first one is said as a second tone, but it is still written as a third.
How to write it
A picture of an open mouth.
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 “口语”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 口语. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我想提高口语水平。wǒxiǎngtígāokǒuyǔshuǐpíngI want to improve my spoken Chinese.
- 在口语方面，他提高得很快。zàikǒuyǔfāngmiàn,tātígāodehěnkuàiHis speaking is improving fast.
- 他每天练习口语从而提高了水平tāměitiānliànxíkǒuyǔ,cóng’értígāoleshuǐpíngHe practiced speaking every day and thereby raised his level.
- 我们要在口语上下功夫wǒmenyàozàikǒuyǔshangxiàgōngfuWe need to work on our speaking.
More words from the lesson “Speaking Chinese”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “spoken language” in Chinese?
“Spoken language” in Chinese is 口语, pinyin kǒuyǔ.
What does 口语 mean?
口语 (kǒuyǔ) means “spoken language”.
How do you write 口语?
口语 is 2 characters: 口 (kǒu) — mouth; 语 (yǔ) — language, speech. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 口语?
口语 is read kǒuyǔ. Tones: kǒu — third tone, yǔ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“spoken language” in the lesson “Speaking Chinese”
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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