Chinese word

韩语

Pronunciation

Pinyinhán yǔ

Meaning

  • nounKorean

Example

我在学韩语，每天练习半小时。wǒ zài xué hán yǔ měi tiān liàn xí bàn xiǎo shí

I study Korean and practice for half an hour every day.

Illustration for 韩语 (Korean)

More examples

上课时我会用韩语打招呼。shàng kè shí wǒ huì yòng hán yǔ dǎ zhāo hū

In class, I use Korean to say hello.

Core concept

A language system from the Korean Peninsula, heard in regional varieties and written today mainly in Hangul.

Common phrases

  • 练习韩语口语liàn xí hán yǔ kóu yǔ

    practice Korean conversation

  • 练习韩语听力liàn xí hán yǔ tīng lì

    practice Korean listening

  • 用韩语打招呼yòng hán yǔ dǎ zhāo hū

    greet in Korean

Similar words

韩国语hán guó yǔ: Korean used in South Korea for everyday speaking and written communication.
韩文hán wén: Korean in written form, especially Hangul letters and Korean writing.
朝鲜语cháo xiān yǔ: A name for the Korean language used in regional, historical, or political contexts.

Definition in Chinese

指韩国和朝鲜使用的朝鲜语总称，既包括口语的若干方言，也通常指以谚文（韩字）书写的现代标准语。zhǐ hán guó hé cháo xiān shǐ yòng de cháo xiān yǔ zǒng chēng jì bāo kuò kóu yǔ de ruò gān fāng yán yě tōng cháng zhǐ yǐ yàn wén hán zì shū xiě de xiàn dài biāo zhún yǔ

Word origin

韩语 (hányǔ, "Korean") combines 韩 (hán, "Korea") + 语 (yǔ, "language"), making its form transparent as a name for the language associated with Korea.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this noun can name both the language as a skill and the subject studied in class, so it should not be read as a word for a person or nationality.

Related words

  • 韩语口语hán yǔ kóu yǔKorean conversationnoun
  • 韩语词汇hán yǔ cí huìKorean vocabularynoun

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