口语

• 拼音: kǒu yǔ
• 汉字拆解: 口 = mouth (speech); 语 = 讠(speech radical) + 吾 (I/self, phonetic) — one's own spoken language

含义

Spoken language; colloquial speech; oral Chinese. Refers to the informal, spoken form of a language as distinct from written or formal language.

Used in language learning to describe spoken, conversational language as opposed to 书面语 (written language) or 正式用语 (formal language). Also used as an attributive: 口语课 (speaking class), 口语考试 (oral exam), 口语水平 (speaking proficiency). Very common in educational and language-learning contexts.

例句

1. 他的口语很流利，和外国人交流没有问题。
2. 我每天练习口语，希望能提高听说能力。
3. 口语和书面语在表达方式上有很大区别。

用法指南

语境: education, language learning, everyday

语气: informative

正确说法

• 你的口语进步很大。(Your spoken language has improved a lot.)
• 这个词在口语中很常用。(This word is very commonly used in spoken language.)

错误说法

• 我写了口语 (Don't say 写了口语 — 口语 is spoken language and cannot be written; if you mean you practised speaking, say 我练习了口语; if you mean colloquial writing, say 口语化的表达)

起源与历史

A compound of 口 (mouth — representing speech) and 语 (language; words), together meaning language that comes from the mouth — spoken or colloquial language.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal