英语
HSK 2 (2021)
英语 (Yīngyǔ) · English (language)
英语 (Yīngyǔ) means “English (language)”. It is written with 2 characters: 英 (petal) + 语 (language). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 英语 is built
The characters
英 yīng · petal
What 英 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 央yāng — central
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 艹 gives the meaning, 央 gives the sound. (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
我在学英语。Wǒ zài xué Yīngyǔ.I'm learning English.
你的英语很好。Nǐ de Yīngyǔ hěn hǎo.Your English is very good.
Questions about 英语
What does 英语 mean?
英语 (Yīngyǔ) means “English (language)”.
How do you pronounce 英语?
英语 is pronounced Yīngyǔ.
Which HSK level is 英语?
英语 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 英文YīngwénEnglish (language)
- 英勇yīngyǒngbrave
- 英俊yīngjùnhandsome
- 英雄yīngxiónghero
- 英明yīngmíngwise
- 汉语HànyǔChinese language
- 外语wàiyǔforeign language
- 词语cíyǔword
- 语言yǔyánlanguage
- 口语kǒuyǔspoken language
Learn 英语 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 53: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.