HSK 6 vocabulary › 母语
母语
母语 in English: native language; mother tongue
mǔ yǔ
native language; mother tongue
How to pronounce 母语
mǔ yǔ (without tone marks: mu yu). mǔ is a third (low, dipping) tone; yǔ is a third (low, dipping) tone.
Characters in 母语
母 mǔ
mother; elderly female relative; origin
mother; elderly female relative; origin
语 yǔ
dialect; language; speech
dialect; language; speech
Related words
| 汉语 | hàn yǔ | Chinese language | HSK 1 |
| 母亲 | mǔ qīn | mother; also pr. [mǔ qin] | HSK 4 |
| 词语 | cí yǔ | word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical term) | HSK 4 |
| 语法 | yǔ fǎ | grammar | HSK 4 |
| 语言 | yǔ yán | language | HSK 4 |
| 字母 | zì mǔ | letter (of the alphabet) | HSK 5 |
| 成语 | chéng yǔ | Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom | HSK 5 |
| 语气 | yǔ qì | tone; manner of speaking | HSK 5 |
| 伯母 | bó mǔ | wife of father's elder brother; aunt | HSK 6 |
| 岳母 | yuè mǔ | wife's mother, mother-in-law | HSK 6 |