国语 guó yǔ

DEFINITIONS

  1. Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature
  2. Chinese as a primary or secondary school subject
  3. Chinese in the context of the Nationalist Government
  4. Guoyu, book of historical narrative c. 10th-5th century BC

CHARACTERS

国 guó nation, country, nation-state
语 yǔ language, words; saying, expression