母语 (mǔ yǔ) — native language, mother tongue; (linguistics) parent language

Definition

Examples

• 很多人对自己的母语有很深的感情。
  Hěn duō rén duì zì jǐ de mǔ yǔ yǒu hěn shēn de gǎn qíng.
  Many people have deep feelings for their native language.
• 学习外语时，母语的语法规则会影响你的理解。
  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.
• 在语言学中，拉丁语是许多欧洲语言的母语。
  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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