汉语

漢語

Hànyǔ

noun HSK 1 #21,338

Meanings

1 Chinese language

Characters

Han (Chinese ethnicity)

Examples

我在学汉语。

Wǒ zài xué Hànyǔ.

I'm studying Chinese.

你的汉语说得很好。

Nǐ de Hànyǔ shuō de hěn hǎo.

You speak Chinese very well.

Tips

usage

汉语 specifically means the Han Chinese language (Mandarin). 中文 (Zhōngwén) is a broader term for Chinese language/writing. In everyday speech, they're used interchangeably, but 汉语 is more common in academic contexts.

Stroke Order

汉 hàn

语 yǔ