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汉语 (hàn yǔ): Standard Chinese language (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 1

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1.

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2.

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3.

Character Breakdown

汉 • hàn • Han Chinese; Chinese (ethnicity)

hàn汉

Han Chinese; Chinese (ethnicity)

Word Info

Pinyinhàn yǔ

MeaningStandard Chinese language

Characters2

SyntaxNoun

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语 • yǔ • to speak; language; words

yǔ语

to speak; language; words

4.

How to Use 汉语 in Sentences

Verb + Object

shuō说

hàn汉

yǔ语

neutralSpoken

speak Chinese

xué学

xí习

hàn汉

yǔ语

neutral

learn Chinese

Noun + Nounwith水平

hàn汉

yǔ语

shuǐ水

píng平

Adjective + Nounwith标准

biāo标

zhǔn准

hàn汉

yǔ语

5.

Example Sentences with 汉语

zhè这

shì是

hàn汉

yǔ语

。

This is Chinese.

HSK 1 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 汉语.

认识rèn shito know [be familiar with]
饭店fàn diànrestaurant
没关系méi guān xino problem
小姐xiǎo jiěMiss; young lady
看见kàn jiànsee
爸爸bà bafather
电影diàn yǐngfilm; movie
朋友péng youfriend
米饭mǐ fànrice [cooked; boiled]
名字míng zigiven name
打电话dǎ diàn huàto make a telephone call
明天míng tiāntomorrow

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 汉语.

Words with 汉

汉字hàn zìChinese character
汉服hàn fúHan-style clothing
好汉hǎo hàntrue man, hero
懒汉

neutral

Chinese proficiency

neutral

standard Chinese

nǐ你

de的

hàn汉

yǔ语

shuō说

dé得

hěn很

hǎo好

。

You speak Chinese very well.

hàn汉

yǔ语

kè课

chéng程

jiāng将

yú于

xià下

zhōu周

kāi开

shǐ始

。

The Chinese language course will start next week.

wǒ我

xué学

xí习

hàn汉

yǔ语

。

I study Chinese.

nǐ你

huì会

shuō说

hàn汉

yǔ语

ma吗

？

Can you speak Chinese?

lǎn hàn

lazy person; sluggard

汉城hàn chéngSeoul (old name)

汉堡hàn bǎohamburger

汉子hàn ziman; fellow

汉朝hàn cháoHan dynasty

Words with 语

外语wài yǔforeign language
口语kǒu yǔcolloquial speech
词语cí yǔwords and expressions
语法yǔ fǎgrammar
语言yǔ yánlanguage
成语chéng yǔset phrase; idiom; proverb
语文yǔ wénChinese language (as a school subject); language and literature
语气yǔ qìtone; manner of speaking; mood