双语

雙語

shuāngyǔ

adjective

Meanings

1 bilingual

Characters

Examples

她在一所双语学校教书。

Tā zài yī suǒ shuāngyǔ xuéxiào jiāoshū.

She teaches at a bilingual school.

节目以中英双语播出。

Jiémù yǐ Zhōngyīng shuāngyǔ bōchū.

The program is broadcast in both Chinese and English.

Tips

usage

Functions attributively: 双语教育, 双语主持, 双语字幕 'bilingual subtitles'. To say 'X is bilingual' for a person, prefer 会两种语言 or 双语者 (a bilingual person) — 他很双语 sounds wrong.

Stroke Order

双 shuāng

语 yǔ