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口语

口语 (kǒu yǔ): Colloquial speech (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

口语 consists of 2 characters.

mouth; [measure word for family members]

to speak; language; words

Word Info

Pinyinkǒu yǔ

Meaningcolloquial speech

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 4

SyntaxNoun

Word口语

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3.

Example Sentences with 口语

wèi为

le了

tí提

gāo高

kǒu口

yǔ语

shuǐ水

píng平

，

tā她

jiān坚

chí持

měi每

tiān天

liàn练

xí习

shuō说

yīng英

yǔ语

。

To improve her spoken English, she insists on practicing speaking English every day.

tā他

de的

zhōng中

wén文

kǒu口

yǔ语

shuō说

dé得

fēi非

wèi为

le了

tí提

gāo高

kǒu口

yǔ语

，

tā她

jīng经

cháng

wèi为

le了

tí提

gāo高

kǒu口

yǔ语

shuǐ水

píng平

，

tā

yóu由

yú于

duō多

nián年

méi没

yǒu有

liàn练

xí习

，

tā他

zhè这

ge个

cí词

yǔ语

zài在

kǒu口

yǔ语

zhōng中

bìng并

rú如

guǒ果

bù不

jiān坚

chí持

liàn练

xí习

，

nǐ你

de的

zhǐ只

yào要

jiān坚

chí持

liàn练

xí习

，

nǐ你

de的

kǒu

yóu由

yú于

quē缺

fá乏

liàn练

xí习

，

tā他

de的

kǒu

nǐ你

dǎ打

suàn算

qǐng请

yí一

wèi位

jiā家

jiào教

lái来

fǔ

cháng

常

liú流

lì利

。

His spoken Chinese is very fluent.

常

lǎng朗

dú读

yīng英

wén文

wén文

zhāng章

。

To improve her spoken English, she often reads English articles aloud.

他

jīng经

cháng常

hé和

tóng同

xué学

yì一

qǐ起

cāo操

liàn练

duì对

huà话

。

To improve his speaking skills, he often practices conversations with classmates.

de的

yīng英

yǔ语

kǒu口

yǔ语

yǐ已

jīng经

biàn变

dé得

xiāng相

dāng当

shēng生

shū疏

。

Due to not practicing for many years, his spoken English has become quite rusty.

bù

不

cháng常

yòng用

。

This word is not commonly used in spoken language.

kǒu口

yǔ语

shuǐ水

píng平

hěn很

nán难

tí提

gāo高

。

If you don't keep practicing, it's hard to improve your spoken language level.

口

yǔ语

shuǐ水

píng平

yí一

dìng定

huì会

tí提

gāo高

。

As long as you keep practicing, your spoken Chinese will definitely improve.

口

yǔ语

biǎo表

dá达

hái还

bú不

gòu够

tōng通

shùn顺

。

Due to lack of practice, his spoken expression is not yet smooth enough.

辅

dǎo导

hái孩

zi子

de的

yīng英

yǔ语

kǒu口

yǔ语

ma吗

？

Are you planning to hire a tutor to help your child with English speaking?

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借口jiè kǒuHSK 5
出口chū kǒuHSK 5
口味kǒu wèiHSK 5

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汉语hàn yǔHSK 1
外语wài yǔHSK 3
词语cí yǔHSK 4
语法yǔ fǎHSK 4
语言yǔ yánHSK 4
成语chéng yǔHSK 5
语文yǔ wénHSK 5
语气

yǔ qì

HSK 5