语言学

語言學

yǔyánxué

noun #21,863

Measure Word

一门语言学课 mén

Meanings

1 linguistics
2 the study of language

Characters

language; speech

speech; words; to speak

study; science; -ology

Examples

HSK 5

语言学研究语言的结构、历史和社会功能。

Yǔyánxué yánjiū yǔyán de jiégòu, lìshǐ hé shèhuì gōngnéng.

Linguistics studies the structure, history, and social functions of language.

HSK 7-9

她在大学主修语言学。

Tā zài dàxué zhǔxiū yǔyánxué.

She majored in linguistics at university.

Tips

memory

语 (language) + 言 (speech/word) + 学 (-ology/study). The double language component - 语 and 言 - makes this word feel very fitting: it's the study of language itself.

Stroke Order

语 yǔ

言 yán

学 xué