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

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.

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