母语

母语 mǔyǔ

Mother tongue (mother language)

母语 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體母語 muyu

What 母语 means

Mother tongue (mother language)

These meanings come from the same dictionary that powers the Chinese to Pinyin translator and the Chinese to English translator, so a whole sentence containing 母语 will read it the same way this page does.

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Character by character

母语 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

母

mǔ

Female (mother - origin)

语

yǔ / yù

Language (dialect - speech); To tell

Words that share a character with 母语

How to write 母语

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Practise 母语 on printable 田字格 sheets, trace it in the writing practice tool, or watch any other character in the Stroke Order Animator.

母语 in a sentence

他的母语是汉语。

Tā de mǔyǔ shì Hànyǔ.

His mother tongue is Chinese.

学外语时容易受母语影响。

Xué wàiyǔ shí róngyì shòu mǔyǔ yǐngxiǎng.

When learning a foreign language one is easily influenced by one's mother tongue.

Every sentence on this site that uses 母语 is collected on the 母语 sentence page. Want pinyin above a sentence of your own? Paste it into the Pinyin Annotator.

Sounds the same as 母语

These are also written muyu without tone marks. Tones and context are what keep them apart — which is why the tone is part of the word, not an accent on it.

沐浴 mùyù

Train the difference in the Tone Trainer or the Similar Sounds Quiz.

Questions about 母语

What does 母语 mean in English?

母语 is pronounced mǔyǔ and means Mother tongue (mother language).

How do you pronounce 母语?

母语 is mǔyǔ in pinyin — written muyu without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 母语?

母语 is written with 2 characters: 母 (mǔ) Female (mother - origin), 语 (yǔ / yù) Language (dialect - speech); To tell. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 母语 written in traditional Chinese?

母語. The simplified form 母语 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 母語 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced mǔyǔ.

Is 母语 an HSK word?

Yes — 母语 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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