Characters | Words | Sentences | Chinese Translation | Chinese Tests | Forums | Search
KangXi Radical List | Customise CantoDict | Dictionary Statistics
| 語 | |
jyu5
|
|
|
[1] language; speech; expression; words [2] saying; proverb; set phrase [3] sign; signal [4] speak; say; talk; tell Stroke count: 14
Level: 2
|
|
| 語 / 语 | |
| This character was last edited on 5th Oct 2008 | |
Sponsors: One-on-One Online Chinese Tutoring | Classic Games | Learn Chinese Learn Spanish | Best Dish Network promotion | Studying in China | Olympic Chinese |
|
語言
jyu5 jin4 = language
漢語
hon3 jyu5 = Chinese (language)
口語
hau2 jyu5 = colloquial language; spoken language
國語
gwok3 jyu5 = Mandarin; national language
語音
jyu5 jam1 = enunciation
母語
mou5 jyu5 = native language; mother tongue
咒語
zau3 jyu5 = curse
華語
waa4 jyu5 = Chinese (spoken language)
語無倫次
jyu5 mou4 leon4 ci3 = to utter nonsense
粵語
jyut6 jyu5 = the Cantonese languageSee all 182 compounds |
|
|
Showing all 3 examples containing 語
哪裡，我的漢語不太好。 國
edit
No, my Chinese isn't that good. [Usage of 哪裡's definition [2], for example to reply to a compliment such as 「你的漢語很好。」]
波斯語好易學！ 國
edit
Farsi is very easy to learn!
近來傳出啲流言蜚語，話老闆畀人捉黃腳雞 粵
edit
Recently there has been all these slanderous tales about the boss being blackmailed for having some extra-marital affair. |
|
Forum Code to link to this word:
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/480/]語[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/480/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">語</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 語
Unicode code for this character: U+8a9e (off-site link)
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/480/]語[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/480/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">語</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 語
Unicode code for this character: U+8a9e (off-site link)
This page shows, from top to bottom:
- a large version of the character in a traditional script font which you may need to install
- : the Jyutping romanisation (pronunciation)
- : the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin.
- a detailed description of all the meanings
- the number of strokes needed to write the character correctly
- our arbitrarily assigned difficulty level
- a smaller version of the character in a computerised, printed font, along with the PRC simplified version if applicable
- a list of characters which look similar and are therefore possible sources of confusion (where relevant)
- a list of compound words that use this character, ordered by difficulty level.
(we would really appreciate new volunteers to add some more compound words to the database so please post to the CantoDict forum if you would like to spend an occasional 10 mins or so helping)
Rows returned from database=33
CantoDict v1.3.14 is a collaborative Chinese Dictionary project started in November 2003. Entries are added and mistakes corrected by a team of kind volunteers from around the world.
Copyright Adam Sheik 2003-2008.