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mother tongue

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

mu3yu3 • mǔyǔ

Meaning


Primary

mother tongue

Alternatives

native language

Mnemonic


Our 母語 mother tongue is the 語 language we got from our 母 mother.

Usage


英語 不 是 她 的 母語。

English isn't her mother tongue.

她 在 家 裡 跟 爺爺 說 母語。

She speaks her mother tongue with her grandfather at home.

他 的 母語 是 西班牙語。

His mother tongue is Spanish.