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语言 yǔyán

语言 yǔyán Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 语言 yǔyán .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yǔyán | yu3 yan2
English translation
language
CL: mén
> Mén [mén], zhǒng
> zhǒng [zhǒng]

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About 语言 yǔyán

Read some general information about the Chinese word 语言 yǔyán .

Traditional form

語言

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 语言 yǔyán

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 语言 yǔyán .

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. yán represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

yán

Positional decomposition

讠吾

Number of Strokes

9
yán

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a tongue sticking out of a mouth. In old scripts written the same as shé but with an extra line.

Positional decomposition

tóu 二口

Number of Strokes

7

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Example sentences using 语言 yǔyán

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zhè 就是 jiù shì 我们 wǒmen yāo shǎng 语言 yǔyán 预备 yù bèi de 地方 dìfāng .

This was where we were to have our preparatory language courses.

技术性 jì shù xìng 语言 yǔyán 必须 bìxū bèi jiān shì Chéng 简单 jiǎndān de 词句 cí jù .

Technical language needs to be translated into simpler terms.

扮演 bànyǎn de 哑剧 yǎ jù zuì 表现力 biǎo xiàn lì de 语言 yǔyán 还要意味深长 yì wèi shēn cháng .

I acted out a pantomine more eloquent than my most expressive words.

语言 yǔyán xué shì zhǐ duì 语言 yǔyán de 性质 xìngzhì 所作 de 系统 xìtǒng 研究 yánjiū .

Linguistics is a scientific study of the property of language.

zhǒng 语言 yǔyán zài de Yīn yáng xìng 方面 fāngmiàn 规定 guīdìng hěn 复杂 fùzá .

That language has a complex system for indicating gender.

语言 yǔyán Decomposition

See the 3 Chinese characters that make up 语言 yǔyán and their own compounds.

语言 yǔyán Compounds

See all 100 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 语言 yǔyán in their composition.

    • yán
      • zhān
        • shàn , yán , chán , zhān , dàn , zhān , dān , chān , dàn , chān , , , dān , , , yán , , dǎn , , , zhān , shàn , ,
      • xiè
      • téng
      • hōng
        • , , , ,
      • wān
      • liàn
      • luán
      • luán
        • luán , ,
      • luán
      • xìn , jǐng , shì , , , yàn , , zhè , , yín , yín , , , zhé , jiǎn , yíng , qìng , , shàn , wèi , wèi , chóu , , yáo , , , , , , luán , 孿 luán , luán , , , , , , , , mán , qiú , , , yín , , , , , ,
      • , , , , , biàn , , , biàn , luán , luán
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