口语
kǒu yǔ
Pinyin

Definition

口语
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kǒu yǔ
  1. colloquial speech
  2. spoken language
  3. vernacular language
  4. slander
  5. gossip
  6. CL:門|门[mén]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人口
rén kǒu
  1. 1 population
  2. 2 people
借口
jiè kǒu
  1. 1 to use as an excuse
  2. 2 on the pretext
  3. 3 excuse
  4. 4 pretext
伤口
shāng kǒu
  1. 1 wound
  2. 2 cut
入口
rù kǒu
  1. 1 entrance
  2. 2 to import
出口
chū kǒu
  1. 1 an exit
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 to speak
  4. 4 to export
  5. 5 (of a ship) to leave port
口
kǒu
  1. 1 mouth
  2. 2 classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
  3. 3 classifier for bites or mouthfuls
口味
kǒu wèi
  1. 1 a person's preferences
  2. 2 tastes (in food)
  3. 3 flavor
口袋
kǒu dài
  1. 1 pocket
  2. 2 bag
  3. 3 sack
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
胃口
wèi kǒu
  1. 1 appetite
  2. 2 liking
路口
lù kǒu
  1. 1 crossing
  2. 2 intersection (of roads)
门口
mén kǒu
  1. 1 doorway
  2. 2 gate
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
一口气
yī kǒu qì
  1. 1 one breath
  2. 2 in one breath
  3. 3 at a stretch
三岔口
Sān chà kǒu
  1. 1 At the Crossroads, famous opera, based on a story from 水滸傳|水浒传[Shuǐ hǔ Zhuàn]
两口子
liǎng kǒu zi
  1. 1 husband and wife
十字路口
shí zì lù kǒu
  1. 1 crossroads
  2. 2 intersection
口干舌燥
kǒu gān shé zào
  1. 1 lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
口口声声
kǒu kou shēng shēng
  1. 1 to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again
口吃
kǒu chī
  1. 1 to stammer
  2. 2 to stutter
  3. 3 also pr. [kǒu jí]
口吻
kǒu wěn
  1. 1 tone of voice
  2. 2 connotation in intonation
  3. 3 accent (regional etc)
  4. 4 snout
  5. 5 muzzle
  6. 6 lips
  7. 7 protruding portion of an animal's face
口子
kǒu zi
  1. 1 hole
  2. 2 opening
  3. 3 cut
  4. 4 gap
  5. 5 gash
  6. 6 my husband or wife
  7. 7 classifier for people (used for indicating the number of people in a family etc)
  8. 8 precedent

Idioms (20)

三缄其口
sān jiān qí kǒu
  1. 1 (idiom) reluctant to speak about it
  2. 2 tight-lipped
不蒸馒头争口气
bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì
  1. 1 not to be crushed (idiom)
  2. 2 to be determined to have one's revenge
交口称誉
jiāo kǒu chēng yù
  1. 1 voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
以免借口
yǐ miǎn jiè kǒu
  1. 1 to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
  1. 1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
  2. 2 malicious and duplicitous
俗谚口碑
sú yàn kǒu bēi
  1. 1 common sayings (idiom); widely circulated proverbs
信口开河
xìn kǒu kāi hé
  1. 1 to speak without thinking (idiom)
  2. 2 to blurt sth out
出口成章
chū kǒu chéng zhāng
  1. 1 (idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent
  2. 2 articulate
口干舌燥
kǒu gān shé zào
  1. 1 lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
口口声声
kǒu kou shēng shēng
  1. 1 to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again
口吐毒焰
kǒu tǔ dú yàn
  1. 1 lit. a mouth spitting with poisonous flames
  2. 2 to speak angrily to sb (idiom)
口是心非
kǒu shì xīn fēi
  1. 1 duplicity
  2. 2 hypocrisy (idiom)
口无择言
kǒu wú zé yán
  1. 1 to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom)
  2. 2 wrongly used for 口不擇言|口不择言[kǒu bù zé yán]
口碑
kǒu bēi
  1. 1 public praise
  2. 2 public reputation
  3. 3 commonly held opinions
  4. 4 current idiom
口碑流传
kǒu bēi liú chuán
  1. 1 widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
口碑载道
kǒu bēi zài dào
  1. 1 lit. praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere
  2. 2 universal approbation
口若悬河
kǒu ruò xuán hé
  1. 1 mouth like a torrent (idiom)
  2. 2 eloquent
  3. 3 glib
  4. 4 voluble
  5. 5 have the gift of the gab
口蜜腹剑
kǒu mì fù jiàn
  1. 1 lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous
口诛笔伐
kǒu zhū bǐ fá
  1. 1 to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom)
  2. 2 to denounce by word and pen
口说无凭
kǒu shuō wú píng
  1. 1 (idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement
  2. 2 just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true

Sample Sentences

向、往方向动词：口语常用，用法相同。
xiàng 、wǎng fāngxiàng dòngcí ：kǒuyǔ chángyòng ，yòngfǎ xiāngtóng 。
Xiang4 or wang3 direction verb : common in spoken Chinese, same usage.
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朝“方向”：面对着某个大的目标或方向，口语比较少用。
cháo “ fāngxiàng ”：miàn duì zhe mǒuge dà de mùbiāo huò fāngxiàng ，kǒuyǔ bǐjiǎo shǎo yòng 。
Chao2 "direction" : when facing a large target or general direction, less common in spoken Chinese.
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但是他的口语和听力没到中级。日常对话还可以，但是声调和语调很不标准，有时候中国人听不懂。
dànshì tā de kǒuyǔ hé tīnglì méi dào zhōngjí 。rìcháng duìhuà hái kěyǐ ，dànshì shēngdiào hé yǔdiào hěn bù biāozhǔn ，yǒushíhou Zhōngguórén tīngbudǒng 。
However his speaking and listening aren't at the intermediate level. His everyday conversation is okay, but his tones and his inflection aren't standard. Sometimes Chinese people don't understand him.
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那这样吧，上午安排他去中级班。下午的口语课安排他去初级班，先练练发音。
nà zhèyàng ba ，shàngwǔ ānpái tā qù zhōngjí bān 。xiàwǔ de kǒuyǔ kè ānpái tā qù chūjí bān ，xiān liàn lian fāyīn 。
Then how about this: In the morning let's put him in the intermediate class. For the afternoon speaking class, let's place him in the elementary class to practice pronunciation.
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口语课，写作课，听力课
kǒuyǔ kè ，xiězuò kè ，tīnglì kè
speaking class, writing class, listening class
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比较口语，而且它后面呢一般都是跟动作。
bǐjiào kǒuyǔ ，érqiě tā hòumian ne yībān dōu shì gēn dòngzuò 。
It's more used in oral speech, and it usually has an action after it.
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提高口语的最好的办法就是多说。
tígāo kǒuyǔ de zuì hǎo de bànfǎ jiùshì duō shuō 。
The best way to raise oral language skills is to speak a lot.
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不过"的语气要轻一点，比较口语。
bùguò "de yǔqì yào qīng yīdiǎn ，bǐjiào kǒuyǔ 。
The tone of 'buguo' is a bit softer, more oral.
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我想请你帮个忙，我儿子的英语口语不太好，想请你教教他。
wǒ xiǎng qǐng nǐ bāng ge máng ，wǒ érzi de yīngyǔ kǒuyǔ bùtài hǎo ，xiǎng qǐng nǐ jiāo jiao tā 。
I'd like to ask you to help me with something. My son's spoken English isn't very good. I'd like for you to teach him.
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比较口语一些。比较自然。
bǐjiào kǒuyǔ yīxiē 。bǐjiào zìrán 。
It's a bit more colloquial and natural.
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