Character data

HSK 1

FREQUENCY 493rd character

RADICAL ⾔ (149.7)

STROKES 9

INDEX # 1707

TRADITIONAL 語

语 yǔ

language; speech; dialect

HSK 1 #493

语 yǔ	1. language 2. speech 3. dialect
语 yù	1. to tell to

Word	Meaning
语塞 yǔ sè	to be at a loss for words; speechless
语感 yǔ gǎn	a feel for language; instinctive understanding
语种 yǔ zhǒng	language type (in a classification)
语音学 yǔ yīn xué	phonetics
隐语 yǐn yǔ	secret language; codeword
一语道破 yī yǔ dào pò	to hit the nail on the head; one word says it all (idiom)
冷语 lěng yǔ	sarcasm; sneering talk
妄语 wàng yǔ	to talk nonsense; to tell lies
书面语 shū miàn yǔ	written language
标准语 biāo zhǔn yǔ	standard language
标语牌 biāo yǔ pái	placard
略语 lüè yǔ	abbreviation
补语 bǔ yǔ	complement (grammar)
语助词 yǔ zhù cí	auxiliary word
语气助词 yǔ qì zhù cí	modal particle
语气词 yǔ qì cí	modal particle
语焉不详 yǔ yān bù xiáng	vague; give no clear details
论语 lún yǔ	The Analects of Confucius 孔子kǒng zǐ
宾语 bīn yǔ	object (grammar)
韩语 hán yǔ	Korean language (esp. in context of South Korea)
一语不发 yī yǔ bù fā	to not say a word (idiom)
一语中的 yī yǔ zhòng dì	to say sth spot on; to hit the mark with a comment (idiom)
一语成谶 yī yǔ chéng chèn	words that later come true, often bad
一语破的 yī yǔ pò dì	see 一语中的yī yǔ zhòng dì
一语双关 yī yǔ shuāng guān	to have a double meaning; to make a pun; double entendre

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