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外语

wài yǔ
种 zhǒng 门 mén
HSK 3.0 Level 3 Noun Uncommon

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Definitions

  1. 1. foreign language

Word relationships

Antonyms

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母语
mǔ yǔ

native language

外语指非母语的语言，母语指从小自然习得的语言

Register variants

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外国语
wài guó yǔ

foreign language

“外国语”更正式，常见于校名或书名

Usage notes

Collocations

“外语”常与“学”、“说”、“懂”搭配，如“学外语”、“说外语”、“懂外语”。

Example Sentences

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他正在学一门 外语 。
He is learning a foreign language.

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Words Containing 外语

广东外语外贸大学
guǎng dōng wài yǔ wài mào dà xué

Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

Child Words of 外语

外
wài

outside

语
yǔ

dialect

语
yù

to tell to