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母语

mother tongue

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

mu3yu3 • mǔyǔ

Meaning

Primary

mother tongue

Alternatives

native language

Mnemonic

Our 母语 mother tongue is the 语 language we got from our 母 mother.

Usage

英语 不 是 她 的 母语。

English isn't her mother tongue.