他妈的 他媽的 tā mā de (taboo curse) damn it! / fucking 隐瞒 隱瞞 yǐn mán to conceal / to hide (a taboo subject) / to cover up the truth syn 粗话 粗話 cū huà vulgar language / coarse language syn 禁忌 jìn jì taboo / contraindication (medicine) / to abstain from 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 忌讳 忌諱 jì huì taboo / to avoid as taboo / to abstain from syn 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 避讳 避諱 bì hui to avoid a taboo word or topic / to refrain from / to avoid syn 切忌 qiè jì to avoid as taboo / to avoid by all means syn 他妈 他媽 tā mā (taboo curse) darned / damn it! / fucking 粗口 cū kǒu swear words / obscene language / foul language 避讳 避諱 bì huì to avoid a taboo (usu. on the given names of emperors or one's elders) syn 藏文 zàng wén Tibetan script / Tibetan written language / Tibetan language 避忌 bì jì to avoid as taboo 文饰 文飾 wén shì to polish a text / rhetoric / ornate language / to use florid language to conceal errors / to gloss over syn 讳 諱 huì to avoid mentioning / taboo word / name of deceased emperor or superior syn 语料 語料 yǔ liào (linguistics) language material / language data 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) 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 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) 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 行话 行話 háng huà jargon / language of the trade 汉语 漢語 hàn yǔ Chinese language / CL:門|门[men2] 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) 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) 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 古语 古語 gǔ yǔ ancient language / old expression 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 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 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 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 语感 語感 yǔ gǎn instinctive feel for the language 藏语 藏語 zàng yǔ Tibetan language 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) 西文 xī wén Spanish / Western language / foreign languages (in Qing times) 文辞 文辭 wén cí language / use of words / phraseology / articles / essays / writing 中文网 中文網 zhōng wén wǎng Chinese language network 言语 言語 yán yǔ words / speech / (spoken) language syn 语种 語種 yǔ zhǒng language type (in a classification) 华语 華語 huá yǔ Chinese language syn 雅思 yǎ sī IELTS (International English Language Testing System) 华文 華文 huá wén Chinese language / Chinese script 中文系 zhōng wén xì Chinese language department (of college) 满口 滿口 mǎn kǒu a full mouth of (sth tangible) / to have the mouth exclusively filled with (a certain language, lies, promises, etc) / (to agree etc) unreservedly 英语教学 英語教學 yīng yǔ jiāo xué English Language Teaching (ELT) / studying and teaching English 中国日报 中國日報 zhōng guó rì bào China Daily (an English language newspaper) 潮汕 cháo shàn Chaoshan, region in the east of Guangdong, encompassing the cities of Chaozhou 潮州市[Chao2 zhou1 Shi4] and Shantou 汕頭市|汕头市[Shan4 tou2 Shi4], with its own distinct language (Chaoshan Min 潮汕話|潮汕话[Chao2 shan4 hua4]) and culture 深入浅出 深入淺出 shēn rù qiǎn chū to explain a complicated subject matter in simple terms (idiom) / (of language) simple and easy to understand syn 语声 語聲 yǔ shēng spoken language / sound of speaking 断背山 斷背山 duàn bèi shān Brokeback Mountain, 2005 English-language film by Ang Lee 李安[Li3 An1] 语文老师 語文老師 yǔ wén lǎo shī language and literature teacher 