How to say “native language” in Chinese
native language (school subject)
“Native language” in Chinese is 语文, yǔ wén: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
语文 is read yǔ wén: 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”.
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 “语文”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 语文. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 她擅长数学不擅长语文tāshànchángshùxué,búshànchángyǔwénShe's good at math, but not at Chinese.
More words from the lesson “Writing and Names”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “native language” in Chinese?
“Native language” in Chinese is 语文, pinyin yǔwén.
What does 语文 mean?
语文 (yǔwén) means “native language (school subject)”.
How do you write 语文?
语文 is 2 characters: 语 (yǔ) — language, speech; 文 (wén) — writing, culture. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 语文?
语文 is read yǔwén. Tones: yǔ — third tone, wén — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“native language” in the lesson “Writing and Names”
This word is from the topic “Learning and Language” of HSK 5. 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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