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

HSK 1
Wǒ de kǒuyǔ bù tài hǎo.
My spoken language isn't very good.
HSK 1
Míngtiān yǒu kǒuyǔ kǎoshì.
There's an oral exam tomorrow.
HSK 3
Zài zhēnshí de yǔyán huánjìng zhōng, kǒuyǔ tígāo de hěn kuài.
In a real language environment, spoken skills improve quickly.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

kǒu