Definition
口语 (kǒuyǔ) means 'spoken language' — the everyday speech you use in conversation, as opposed to written language. A 俗语 (súyǔ) is a fixed, traditional saying or proverb, not general spoken language. 口语 can also mean 'gossip, slander' in literary Chinese, but this sense is rare and unrelated to the main meaning.
noun
spoken languageoral languagecolloquial speech(literary) slandergossip
Measure word · 门
Examples
- 口语，。Wǒ de kǒu yǔ bú tài hǎo, xūyào duō liànxí.My spoken language is not very good; I need to practice more.
- 。Zhè mén kǒu yǔ kè hěn yǒu yìsi.This spoken language class is very interesting.
- 口语，。Wǒ měitiān liànxí kǒu yǔ, yīnwèi xiǎng shuō de gèng zìrán.I practice spoken language every day because I want to speak more naturally.
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