母语

母語

mǔyǔ

noun #21,404

Measure Word

一种母语 zhǒng

Meanings

1 mother tongue
2 native language
3 first language

Characters

language / speech

Examples

HSK 2

他的母语是普通话，但他英语说得也很好。

Tā de mǔyǔ shì pǔtōnghuà, dàn tā Yīngyǔ shuō de yě hěn hǎo.

His mother tongue is Mandarin, but he also speaks English very well.

HSK 4

用母语思考更自然。

Yòng mǔyǔ sīkǎo gèng zìrán.

Thinking in one's mother tongue is more natural.

Tips

memory

母 means mother and 语 means language - your mother tongue is literally the language of your mother, the first language you heard at home.

Stroke Order

母 mǔ

语 yǔ