语支

語支

yǔzhī

noun

Meanings

HSK 6

汉语属于汉藏语系的汉语语支。

Hànyǔ shǔyú Hàn Zàng yǔ xì de Hànyǔ yǔzhī.

Chinese belongs to the Sinitic branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family.

HSK 7-9

斯拉夫语支包括俄语、波兰语等。

Sīlāfū yǔzhī bāokuò Éyǔ, Bōlán yǔ děng.

The Slavic language branch includes Russian, Polish and others.

usage

Linguistics hierarchy in Chinese: 语系 (family) > 语族 (group) > 语支 (branch) > 语言 (language). Used almost exclusively in academic linguistic writing.

语 yǔ

支 zhī