How to say “speech” in Chinese
speech, words
“Speech” in Chinese is 言语, yán yǔ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
言语 is read yán 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
At the side of a character it shrinks to 讠.
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 “言语”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “speech” in Chinese?
“Speech” in Chinese is 言语, pinyin yányǔ.
What does 言语 mean?
言语 (yányǔ) means “speech, words”.
How do you write 言语?
言语 is 2 characters: 言 (yán) — word, speech; 语 (yǔ) — language, speech. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 言语?
言语 is read yányǔ. Tones: yán — second tone, yǔ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“speech” in the lesson “Dialects, tones, chengyu”
This word is from the topic “Texts and art” of HSK 6. 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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