咿呀学语

咿呀學語
yīyā-xuéyǔ
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to babble while learning to talk
  2. 2 to be just learning to speak

Examples

HSK 4
Wǒ nǚ'ér gāng mǎn yí suì, zhèngzài yīyā-xuéyǔ.
My daughter has just turned one and is babbling her first words.
HSK 7-9
Wǒ de Zhōngwén hái zài yīyā-xuéyǔ de jiēduàn, qǐng dàjiā duōduō zhǐjiào.
My Chinese is still at the babbling stage, so please give me plenty of pointers.

Tips

usage
Describes a baby's first attempts at speech; 咿呀 imitates the sound of babbling. 牙牙学语 means the same. Used playfully of a beginner in a language or a skill, as in the second example.

Stroke Order

咿 yī
呀 ya
学 xué
语 yǔ