粗话 粗話 cū huà vulgar language / coarse language syn 普通话 普通話 pǔ tōng huà Mandarin (common language) / Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language) / ordinary speech syn 母语 母語 mǔ yǔ native language / mother tongue / (linguistics) parent language 口语 口語 kǒu yǔ colloquial speech / spoken language / vernacular language / slander / gossip / CL:門|门[men2] 会话 會話 huì huà (language learning) conversation / dialog / to converse (in a non-native language) / (computing) session / CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4] syn 粗口 cū kǒu swear words / obscene language / foul language 藏文 zàng wén Tibetan script / Tibetan written language / Tibetan language 文饰 文飾 wén shì to polish a text / rhetoric / ornate language / to use florid language to conceal errors / to gloss over syn 语料 語料 yǔ liào (linguistics) language material / language data 训练 訓練 xùn liàn to train / to drill / training / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 英语 英語 yīng yǔ English (language) 语言 語言 yǔ yán language / CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3] syn 文 wén language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67 syn 法语 法語 fǎ yǔ French (language) 西班牙语 西班牙語 xī bān yá yǔ Spanish language 文字 wén zì character / script / writing / written language / writing style / phraseology / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 英文 yīng wén English (language) 培训 培訓 péi xùn to cultivate / to train / to groom / training syn 德语 德語 dé yǔ German (language) 俄语 俄語 é yǔ Russian (language) 脏话 髒話 zāng huà profanity / obscene language / speaking rudely syn 满嘴 滿嘴 mǎn zuǐ a full mouth of (sth physical) / to have the mouth exclusively filled with (a certain language, lies, promises etc) syn 中文 zhōng wén Chinese language syn 葡萄牙语 葡萄牙語 pú táo yá yǔ Portuguese (language) 日语 日語 rì yǔ Japanese language 拉丁语 拉丁語 lā dīng yǔ Latin (language) 词汇 詞彙 cí huì vocabulary / list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes) / word syn 拉丁文 lā dīng wén Latin (language) 通用 tōng yòng to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc) / to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc) / (of two or more things) interchangeable 切口 qiè kǒu slang / argot / private language used as secret code syn 受训 受訓 shòu xùn to receive training 腔调 腔調 qiāng diào a tune / a melody / accent (distinctive way of pronouncing a language) / tone (manner of expression) / elegance / refinement syn 外语 外語 wài yǔ foreign language / CL:門|门[men2] syn 手语 手語 shǒu yǔ sign language 隔阂 隔閡 gé hé misunderstanding / estrangement / (language etc) barrier syn 阿拉伯语 阿拉伯語 ā lā bó yǔ Arabic (language) 修养 修養 xiū yǎng accomplishment / training / self-cultivation syn 德文 dé wén German (language) 荷兰语 荷蘭語 hé lán yǔ Dutch (language) 比划 比劃 bǐ huà to gesture / to use sign language / to gesticulate / to engage in body combat or martial art / to come to blows syn 专科 專科 zhuān kē specialized subject / branch (of medicine) / specialized training school syn 行话 行話 háng huà jargon / language of the trade 汉语 漢語 hàn yǔ Chinese language / CL:門|门[men2] syn 大体 大體 dà tǐ in general / more or less / in rough terms / basically / on the whole / overall situation / the big picture / cadaver for dissection in training medical students syn 培训班 培訓班 péi xùn bān training class syn 手舞足蹈 shǒu wǔ zú dǎo lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom) / fig. to dance about / to express one's feelings in body language / to gesture animatedly / (TCM) involuntary movements of the limbs syn 日文 rì wén Japanese (language) 陪练 陪練 péi liàn training partner / sparring partner 法文 fǎ wén French language 语文 語文 yǔ wén literature and language / (PRC) Chinese (as a school subject) 瑞典语 瑞典語 ruì diǎn yǔ Swedish (language) 培植 péi zhí to cultivate / to train / cultivation / training syn 俄文 é wén Russian language 白话 白話 bái huà spoken language / vernacular syn 简写 簡寫 jiǎn xiě to write characters in simplified form / the simplified form of a character / to abbreviate (a word or expression) / to write in simple language syn 熏陶 薰陶 xūn táo to seep in / to influence / to nurture / influence / training syn 古语 古語 gǔ yǔ ancient language / old expression syn 大专 大專 dà zhuān three-year college / junior college / professional training college 功底 gōng dǐ training in the basic skills / knowledge of the fundamentals syn 专科学校 專科學校 zhuān kē xué xiào specialized school / college for professional training / polytechnic syn 古文 gǔ wén old language / the Classics / Classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang and Song prose / Classical Chinese as a school subject syn 三生有幸 sān shēng yǒu xìng the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom) / (courteous language) it's my good fortune... syn 词藻 詞藻 cí zǎo rhetoric / flowery language 军训 軍訓 jūn xùn to do military training 秽语 穢語 huì yǔ obscene language 巴利 bā lì Pali, language of Theravad Pali canon / Barry (name) / Gareth Barry (1981-), English footballer 师大 師大 shī dà abbr. for 師範大學|师范大学[shi1 fan4 da4 xue2], normal university / teacher training college syn 外文 wài wén foreign language (written) syn 复读 復讀 fù dú (of an audio device) to repeat a recorded phrase (e.g. for language learning) syn 语系 語系 yǔ xì language family 中古 zhōng gǔ medieval / Middle Ages / Chinese middle antiquity, 3rd to 9th centuries, including Sui and Tang Dynasties / Middle (of a language, e.g. Middle English) / used / second-hand 粤语 粵語 yuè yǔ Cantonese language 泰语 泰語 tài yǔ Thai (language) 韩文 韓文 hán wén hangul, Korean phonetic alphabet / Korean written language 教练员 教練員 jiào liàn yuán sports coach / training personnel syn 单字 單字 dān zì single Chinese character / (Tw) word (of a foreign language) syn 汉文 漢文 hàn wén Chinese written language / Chinese literature esp. as taught abroad 国语 國語 guó yǔ Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature / Chinese as a primary or secondary school subject / Chinese in the context of the Nationalist Government / Guoyu, book of historical narrative c. 10th-5th century BC syn 中国话 中國話 zhōng guó huà (spoken) Chinese language 官话 官話 guān huà "officialese" / bureaucratic language / Mandarin syn 语种 語種 yǔ zhòng language type (in a classification) 外国语 外國語 wài guó yǔ foreign language syn 拉练 拉練 lā liàn (military) to undergo field training (camping, bivouacking, route marching, live fire practice etc) / (sports) to get into peak condition by competing overseas 语感 語感 yǔ gǎn instinctive feel for the language 藏语 藏語 zàng yǔ Tibetan language 推手 tuī shǒu promoter / advocate / driving force / pushing hands (two-person training routine esp. in t'ai chi) 辞令 辭令 cí lìng polite speech / diplomatic language / rhetoric syn 隐语 隱語 yǐn yǔ secret language / codeword syn 中文版 zhōng wén bǎn Chinese (language) version 韩语 韓語 hán yǔ Korean language (esp. in context of South Korea) 练兵 練兵 liàn bīng to drill troops / army training syn 西文 xī wén Spanish / Western language / foreign languages (in Qing times) 师范学校 師範學校 shī fàn xué xiào teacher-training school syn 文辞 文辭 wén cí language / use of words / phraseology / articles / essays / writing 师范 師範 shī fàn teacher-training / pedagogical / normal (school, e.g. Beijing Normal University) syn 中文网 中文網 zhōng wén wǎng Chinese language network 言语 言語 yán yǔ words / speech / (spoken) language syn 师范大学 師範大學 shī fàn dà xué normal university / teacher training college syn 