口语
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)
口语 (kǒuyǔ) · spoken language
口语 (kǒuyǔ) means “spoken language; oral”. It is written with 2 characters: 口 (mouth) + 语 (language). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 口语 is built
The characters
口 kǒu · mouth
What 口 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: An open mouth (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
语 yǔ · language
What 语 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 吾wú — I
- 五wǔ — five
- 二 — two strokes
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 五wǔ — five
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 吾 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他的汉语口语很好。Tā de Hànyǔ kǒuyǔ hěn hǎo.His spoken Chinese is very good.
怎么练习口语？Zěnme liànxí kǒuyǔ?How can I practice speaking?
Questions about 口语
What does 口语 mean?
口语 (kǒuyǔ) means “spoken language; oral”.
How do you pronounce 口语?
口语 is pronounced kǒuyǔ.
Which HSK level is 口语?
口语 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 路口lùkǒuintersection
- 门口ménkǒudoorway
- 出口chūkǒuexit
- 人口rénkǒupopulation
- 入口rùkǒuentrance
- 进口jìnkǒuto import
- 口袋kǒudàipocket
- 借口jièkǒuexcuse
- 口味kǒuwèitaste
- 胃口wèikǒuappetite
Learn 口语 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 43: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.