母语mǔ yǔ
Nounmother tongue

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Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 母语.
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Character Breakdown

母语 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 母语 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 母语 with other words naturally.
Ordinal Number + Nounwith第一
neutral
first native language
Adjective + Nounwith环境
huán
jìng
neutral
native language environment
Noun + Suffixwith
zhě
neutral
native speaker
Noun + Nounwith教学
jiào
xué
formalWritten
mother tongue instruction

Example Sentences with 母语

de
shì
zhōng
wén
My native language is Chinese.
jǐn
guǎn
jīng
tōng
duō
guó
yán
dàn
kǎo
shí
réng
guàn
shǐ使
yòng
Although he is proficient in multiple languages, he still habitually uses his mother tongue when thinking.
zài
zhèng
shì
de
guó
huì
shàng
dài
biǎo
men
bèi
yǔn
shǐ使
yòng
de
yán
At the formal international conference, delegates are permitted to speak in their respective mother tongues.
xué
wài
shí
wéi
yǒu
shí
huì
gān
rǎo
yīn
When learning a foreign language, native language thinking can sometimes interfere with pronunciation.
shì
fǒu
rèn
wéi
néng
huì
yǐng
xiǎng
èr
yán
de
xué
xiào
Do you think that mother tongue proficiency affects the efficiency of learning a second language?
cóng
xiǎo
zài
guó
wài
zhǎng
yīn
bìng
fēi
zhōng
wén
ér
shì
yīng
He grew up abroad from childhood, so his mother tongue is not Chinese but English.
zài
duō
yuán
wén
huà
huán
jìng
zhōng
bǎo
chí
chuán
chéng
duì
wén
huà
rèn
tóng
hěn
zhòng
yào
In multicultural environments, maintaining the inheritance of one's native language is important for cultural identity.
zhǎng
jǐn
yǒu
zhù
gōu
tōng
hái
néng
shēn
huà
duì
shēn
wén
huà
de
jiě
Mastering one's mother tongue not only aids communication but also deepens the understanding of one's own culture.