拉丁语

拉丁語

Lādīngyǔ

noun #9,833

Meanings

拉丁 is a phonetic transliteration of 'Latin.' The characters carry no semantic meaning here.

HSK 6

很多科学术语来自拉丁语。

Hěnduō kēxué shùyǔ láizì Lādīngyǔ.

Many scientific terms come from Latin.

HSK 7-9

拉丁语是很多欧洲语言的起源。

Lādīngyǔ shì hěnduō Ōuzhōu yǔyán de qǐyuán.

Latin is the origin of many European languages.

HSK 7-9

古代罗马人说拉丁语。

Gǔdài Luómǎ rén shuō Lādīngyǔ.

Ancient Romans spoke Latin.

usage

拉丁 alone means 'Latin' as a modifier: 拉丁舞 (Latin dance), 拉丁美洲 (Latin America). Adding 语 makes it specifically the language.

拉 lā

丁 dīng

语 yǔ