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吴语

吳語
wúyǔ
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Wu Chinese
  2. 2 Wu dialect family (Shanghainese, Suzhou etc.)

Examples

上海话属于吴语。
Shànghǎihuà shǔyú wúyǔ.
Shanghainese belongs to the Wu dialect family.
他能听懂吴语。
Tā néng tīng dǒng wúyǔ.
He can understand Wu Chinese.

Tips

culture
Wu is spoken by around 80 million people in Shanghai, Jiangsu (south of the Yangtze), Zhejiang, and nearby areas. Subvarieties include 上海话, 苏州话 and 温州话; temple/classical poetry often sounds closer to Wu than to Mandarin.

Stroke Order

吴 Wú
语 yǔ