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方言 (fāng yán): Dialect (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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方 • fāng • square; direction; side; method • HSK 2.0 L5
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fāng方

square; direction; side; method

言 • yán • to speak; to say; word; speech
yán言

to speak; to say; word; speech

Word Info

Pinyinfāng yán
Meaningdialect
Characters2
SyntaxNoun

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 方言.

  • 被动bèi dòngpassive
  • 不止bù zhǐmore than; not limited to
  • 凹凸āo tūconcave-convex; bumpy; uneven
  • 辫子biàn ziplait; braid; pigtail
  • 苍白cāng báipale; pallid; wan
  • 保姆bǎo mǔnanny; nursemaid
  • 边境biān jìngborder; frontier
  • 层出不穷céng chū bù qióngcome out in an unending flow
  • 变迁biàn qiāntransition; changes; vicissitudes
  • 把关bǎ guānguard a pass/checkpoint
  • 标记biāo jìtab; sign; stamp
  • 残忍cán rěncruel; ruthless; merciless
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 方言.

Words with 方
  • 东方dōng fāngDongfang; a compound Chinese surname; the East
  • 北方běi fāngthe north
  • 南方nán fāngsouth
  • 地方
4.

How to Use 方言 in Sentences

Measure Word + Nounwith种
yī一
zhǒng种
fāng方
yán言
neutral
a kind of dialect
Adjective + Nounwith地方
dì地
fāng方
fāng方
yán言
Verb + Object
shuō说
fāng方
yán言
neutral
speak dialect
Noun + Nounwith差异
fāng方
yán言
chā差
yì异
5.

Example Sentences with 方言

zhè这
shì是
shàng上
hǎi海
fāng方
yán言
dì fang
place
  • 方便fāng biànconvenient
  • 西方xī fāngthe West
  • 方便面fāng biàn miàninstant noodles
  • 前方qián fāngahead
    • Words with 言
    • 语言yǔ yánlanguage
    • 发言fā yánspeak; make a statement; take the floor
    • 留言liú yánto leave a message
    • 寓言yù yánfable; allegory; parable
    • 序言xù yánintroduction; preface; foreword
    • 言论yán lùnopinion on public affairs; expression of one's political views
    • 言语yán yǔwords
    • 谣言yáo yánrumour; groundless allegation
    neutral
    local dialect
    bǎo保
    hù护
    fāng方
    yán言
    formal
    protect dialects
    formal
    Written
    dialect differences
    。
    This is the Shanghai dialect.
    tā他
    shuō说
    de的
    fāng方
    yán言
    ，
    wǒ我
    yī一
    jù句
    yě也
    tīng听
    bù不
    dǒng懂
    。
    I can't understand a single word of the dialect he speaks.
    bù不
    tóng同
    dì地
    fāng方
    de的
    rén人
    shuō说
    bù不
    tóng同
    de的
    fāng方
    yán言
    。
    People from different regions speak different dialects.
    nǐ你
    néng能
    fēn分
    biàn辨
    chū出
    zhè这
    duàn段
    lù录
    yīn音
    lǐ里
    shǐ使
    yòng用
    de的
    shì是
    nǎ哪
    zhǒng种
    fāng方
    yán言
    ma吗
    ？
    Can you identify which dialect is being used in this recording?
    xué学
    xí习
    fāng方
    yán言
    kě可
    yǐ以
    bāng帮
    zhù助
    nǐ你
    gèng更
    hǎo好
    dì地
    liǎo了
    jiě解
    dāng当
    dì地
    wén文
    huà化
    。
    Learning dialects can help you better understand local culture.