语族

語族
yǔzú
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 language group
  2. 2 subfamily (of a language family)

Examples

HSK 5
Yīngyǔ hé Déyǔ shǔyú tóngyī yǔzú.
English and German belong to the same language group.
HSK 7-9
Yí ge yǔxì xiàmian wǎngwǎng fēnchéng hǎojǐ ge yǔzú.
A language family is often divided into several language groups.

Tips

usage
The ranks run 语系 (family) > 语族 (group) > 语支 (branch) > 语言 (language). English, for example, is in the Germanic group (日耳曼语族) of the Indo-European family.

Stroke Order

语 yǔ
族 zú