外语(wài yǔ): foreign language
foreign language
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
Watch how each character of 外语 is written, one at a time. When a character is finished, the next one draws.
Word information
- Pinyin
- wài yǔ
- Meaning
- foreign language
- HSK level
- HSK 1
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- 外語
Appears in lessons
外语 is taught in these textbook lessons.
Example sentences
How 外语 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
我学两种外语。
wǒ xué liǎng zhǒng wài yǔ
I am learning two foreign languages.
他会几种外语？
tā huì jǐ zhǒng wài yǔ
How many foreign languages can you speak?
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 外语 — tap one to open its word page.
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