母语
Old HSK 6
母语 (mǔyǔ) · mother tongue
母语 (mǔyǔ) means “mother tongue; native language”. It is written with 2 characters: 母 (mother) + 语 (language). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 母语 is built
The characters
母 mǔ · mother
What 母 is made of
母 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 5 strokes.
Origin hint: A mother's breasts (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
他的母语是英语。Tā de mǔyǔ shì Yīngyǔ.His native language is English.
学外语时，母语会有影响。Xué wàiyǔ shí, mǔyǔ huì yǒu yǐngxiǎng.Your mother tongue affects you when learning a foreign language.
Questions about 母语
What does 母语 mean?
母语 (mǔyǔ) means “mother tongue; native language”.
How do you pronounce 母语?
母语 is pronounced mǔyǔ.
Which HSK level is 母语?
母语 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 父母fùmǔparents
- 母亲mǔqīnmother
- 字母zìmǔletter (of the alphabet)
- 伯母bómǔaunt (wife of father's elder brother)
- 岳母yuèmǔmother-in-law (wife's mother)
- 母女mǔnǚmother and daughter
- 母子mǔzǐmother and son
- 汉语HànyǔChinese language
- 外语wàiyǔforeign language
- 词语cíyǔword
Learn 母语 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 129: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.