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语
語
yù
1. to tell to
Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

语
yǔ
words, language; saying, expression
HSK 1 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

不语
bùyǔ
(literary) not to speak
主语
zhǔyǔ
subject (in grammar)
仂语
lèyǔ
phrase (linguistics)
低语
dīyǔ
mutter
佛语
fóyǔ
Buddhist term
例语
lìyǔ
example sentence
俄语
Éyǔ
Russian (language)
俗语
súyǔ
common saying
俚语
lǐyǔ
slang
保语
Bǎoyǔ
Bulgarian language
传语
chuányǔ
to pass on (information)
冗语
rǒngyǔ
verbosity
冷语
lěngyǔ
cold words
匈语
Xiōngyǔ
Hungarian language
原语
yuányǔ
source language (linguistics)
反语
fǎnyǔ
irony
口语
kǒuyǔ
colloquial speech
古语
gǔyǔ
ancient language
台语
Táiyǔ
Taiwanese
吴语
Wúyǔ
Wu dialects (spoken primarily in Shanghai and surrounding areas)

Alternate Entries

语
yǔ
dialect / language / speech

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
492
Word Frequency Rank
647 of 84,292

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