口语

口語
kǒuyǔ
noun HSK 4 #28,839

Meanings

  1. 1 spoken language; colloquial speech
  2. 2 oral (as in oral exam)

Examples

Wǒ de kǒuyǔ bù tài hǎo.
My spoken language isn't very good.
Míngtiān yǒu kǒuyǔ kǎoshì.
There's an oral exam tomorrow.
Duō liànxí kǒuyǔ hěn zhòngyào.
Practicing spoken language more is very important.

Tips

usage
口语 (spoken/colloquial) vs 书面 (shūmiànyǔ, written/formal language). Chinese has notable differences between spoken and written registers. Many words are used in 口语 but not 书面, and vice versa.

Stroke Order

kǒu