汉语

hàn yǔ

HSK 2.0 Level 1 HSK 3.0 Level 1 Noun Rare

Definitions

1. Chinese language

Word relationships

Related words

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• 汉字 hàn zì 汉字 hàn zì Chinese character Refers to Chinese characters used to write the language.: Chinese character
• 普通话 pǔ tōng huà 普通话 pǔ tōng huà Mandarin (common language) Standard Mandarin, the official spoken form of modern Chinese.: Mandarin (common language)

Synonyms

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• 中文 zhōng wén 中文 zhōng wén Chinese language Both refer to the Chinese language, but 汉语 is more often used in linguistic contexts while 中文 is broader, including written Chinese.: Chinese language
• 国语 guó yǔ 国语 guó yǔ Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature Used mainly in Taiwan and some overseas communities to refer to the standard Chinese language.: Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Do not confuse 汉语 with 汉字: 汉语 refers to the language, while 汉字 refers to Chinese characters. Saying '写汉语' (write Chinese) is wrong; it should be '写汉字'.

Formality

汉语 is neutral and used in academic or formal settings, such as '学习汉语' (to study Chinese). It is not typically used in everyday speech to refer to spoken Chinese; instead, 中文 or 普通话 may be used.

Example Sentences

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在 汉语 等级考试中，丙级词汇比较难。

In the Chinese proficiency test, level C vocabulary is relatively difficult.

他的 汉语 是中级水平。

His Chinese is at an intermediate level.

学习 汉语 的主要目的是什么？

What is the main purpose of learning Chinese?

他的 汉语 基础很扎实。

His Chinese foundation is very solid.

学习 汉语 要循序渐进。

Learning Chinese should be done step by step.

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Words Containing 汉语

• 中古汉语 中古汉语 zhōng gǔ hàn yǔ: Middle Chinese (linguistics)
• 商务汉语考试 商务汉语考试 shāng wù hàn yǔ kǎo shì: Business Chinese Test (BCT)
• 汉语大字典 汉语大字典 hàn yǔ dà zì diǎn: Hanyu Da Zidian, one of the most comprehensive Chinese character dictionaries with 54,678 (and later 60,370) entries, first published between 1986-1990
• 汉语大词典 汉语大词典 hàn yǔ dà cí diǎn: Hanyu Da Cidian, the largest Chinese dictionary, with over 375,000 word entries, first published 1986-1994
• 汉语水平考试 汉语水平考试 hàn yǔ shuǐ píng kǎo shì: HSK (Chinese Proficiency Test)

Child Words of 汉语

• 汉 汉 hàn: Han ethnic group
• 语 语 yǔ: dialect
• 语 语 yù: to tell to