母语
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

母语

mǔyǔ

native language

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

native language

02

mother tongue

03

(linguistics) parent language

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 母语

What does 母语 mean in Chinese?

母语 (mǔyǔ) means native language.

How do you pronounce 母语?

母语 is pronounced mǔyǔ.

Is 母语 an HSK word?

母语 is on the HSK 6 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 母语?

母语 is used as a 名词 (noun) in Chinese.

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