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母語

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.