语言 (yǔyán) means (spoken) Language (tongues). Below are 24 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
世界上有很多种 语言 。
Shìjiè shàng yǒu hěn duō zhǒng yǔyán.
There are many languages in the world.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 语言
汉语是一种美丽的 语言 。
Hànyǔ shì yì zhǒng měilì de yǔyán.
Chinese is a beautiful language.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 语言
他会说三种 语言 。
Tā huì shuō sān zhǒng yǔyán.
He can speak three languages.
Dictionary example · HSK 1 · 说
语言 在不断演变。
Yǔyán zài búduàn yǎnbiàn.
Language is constantly evolving.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 演变
语言 是交流的工具。
Yǔyán shì jiāoliú de gōngjù.
Language is a tool for communication.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 工具
语言 是交际的工具。
Yǔyán shì jiāojì de gōngjù.
Language is a tool for communication.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 交际
语言 也在不断进化。
Yǔyán yě zài búduàn jìnhuà.
Language too is constantly evolving.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 进化
语言 是交流的媒介。
Yǔyán shì jiāoliú de méijiè.
Language is the medium of communication.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 媒介
他的 语言 优势很明显。
Tā de yǔyán yōushì hěn míngxiǎn.
His language advantage is obvious.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 优势
看字幕能帮助学 语言 。
Kàn zìmù néng bāngzhù xué yǔyán.
Reading subtitles helps with language learning.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 字幕
学 语言 不能急于求成。
Xué yǔyán bù néng jíyúqiúchéng.
Learning a language cannot be rushed.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 急于求成
她有很高的 语言 天赋。
Tā yǒu hěn gāo de yǔyán tiānfù.
She has a great gift for languages.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 天赋
语言 是他最大的障碍。
Yǔyán shì tā zuì dà de zhàng'ài.
Language is his biggest obstacle.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 障碍
这是学习 语言 的黄金时间。
Zhè shì xuéxí yǔyán de huángjīn shíjiān.
This is the golden time for learning a language.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 黄金
早上朗读对学 语言 有帮助。
Zǎoshang lǎngdú duì xué yǔyán yǒu bāngzhù.
Reading aloud in the morning helps language learning.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 朗读
很难用 语言 形容那种感觉。
Hěn nán yòng yǔyán xíngróng nà zhǒng gǎnjué.
It is hard to describe that feeling in words.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 形容
打个比方，学 语言 就像种树。
Dǎ ge bǐfang, xué yǔyán jiù xiàng zhòng shù.
To give an analogy, learning a language is like planting a tree.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 比方
他学这门 语言 纯粹出于兴趣。
Tā xué zhè mén yǔyán chúncuì chūyú xìngqù.
He studies this language purely out of interest.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 纯粹
他用了三年攻克了这门 语言 。
Tā yòng le sān nián gōngkè le zhè mén yǔyán.
It took him three years to conquer this language.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 攻克
语言 曾经是他们之间的屏障。
Yǔyán céngjīng shì tāmen zhījiān de píngzhàng.
Language was once a barrier between them.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 屏障
语言 不通阻碍了他们的交流。
Yǔyán bù tōng zǔ'ài le tāmen de jiāoliú.
The language barrier hindered their communication.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 阻碍
语言 随着社会的变迁不断发展。
Yǔyán suízhe shèhuì de biànqiān búduàn fāzhǎn.
Language keeps developing as society changes.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 变迁
每种 语言 都有自己固有的特点。
Měi zhǒng yǔyán dōu yǒu zìjǐ gùyǒu de tèdiǎn.
Every language has its own inherent features.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 固有
很多事都需要耐心，譬如学 语言 。
Hěn duō shì dōu xūyào nàixīn, pìrú xué yǔyán.
Many things need patience, learning a language for example.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 譬如
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Questions about 语言
How is 语言 used in a sentence?
This page shows 24 sentences using 语言 (yǔyán, "(spoken) Language (tongues)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 语言 an HSK word?
Yes — 语言 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 语言?
The dictionary page for 语言 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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