母语 mǔyǔ▶ Bahasa ibu

Stroke order

母语 is written in 14 strokes across 2 characters.

• 母 — 5 strokes
• 语 — 9 strokes

Senses

1. native language
2. mother tongue
3. (linguistics) parent language

Related words

• 伯母Bibi
• 岳母ibu mertua
• 谜语Teka-teki
• 字母Surat; Huruf
• 成语idiom
• 语气nada

母语 is pronounced mǔyǔ and means “Bahasa ibu”. It is part of the HSK 6 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 母语 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.