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外语

foreign language

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

wai4yu3 • wàiyǔ

Meaning

Primary

foreign language

Mnemonic

A 语 language that is usually spoken 外 outside a country is known as a 外语 foreign language.

Usage

我 喜欢 学习 外语。

I like to study foreign languages.

中文 是 一 门 外语。

Chinese is a foreign language.

我 学 了 很多 外语。

I've studied many foreign languages.