母语 (mǔ yǔ) — native language, mother tongue; (linguistics) parent language
Definition
母语 is 'mother tongue' — the language a person grew up speaking. In linguistics it also means the ancestor language from which others descend (e.g. Latin for Romance languages).
noun
native languagemother tongue(linguistics) parent language
Examples
- 母语。Hěn duō rén duì zì jǐ de mǔ yǔ yǒu hěn shēn de gǎn qíng.Many people have deep feelings for their native language.
- ，母语。Xué xí wài yǔ shí, mǔ yǔ de yǔ fǎ guī zé huì yǐng xiǎng nǐ de lǐ jiě.When learning a foreign language, the grammar rules of your native language can affect your understanding.
- ，母语。Zài yǔ yán xué zhōng, lā dīng yǔ shì xǔ duō ōu zhōu yǔ yán de mǔ yǔ.In linguistics, Latin is the parent language of many European languages.
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