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通用语

tōng yòng yǔ

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Definitions

  1. 1. common language
  2. 2. lingua franca

Child Words of 通用语

用
yòng

to use

通用
tōng yòng

to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc)

语
yù

to tell to

语
yǔ

dialect

用语
yòng yǔ

choice of words

通
tòng

classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)