VocabularyHSK 3 · core

英语

Yīngyǔ

English language

Part of speech · noun

Pattern visualization

no decomposition available

Examples

  1. 我学英语。
    I study English.
  2. 英语水平。
    English level.

Collocations

学英语说英语英语水平

Mnemonic

英语 Yīngyǔ "English language" — 英 (England, traditional 英) + 语 (language, traditional 語). Synonym 英文 Yīngwén = English (broader, includes writing). Cognate of Korean yeongeo / Japanese 英語 eigo.

Quick check

  1. 英语 vs 英文?

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