语系 (yǔ xì) — language family

Definition

Examples

• 汉藏语系是世界上最大的语系之一。
  Hàn zàng yǔ xì shì shì jiè shàng zuì dà de yǔ xì zhī yī.
  The Sino-Tibetan language family is one of the largest in the world.
• 语言学家通过比较同源词来确定语系的归属。
  Yǔ yán xué jiā tōng guò bǐ jiào tóng yuán cí lái què dìng yǔ xì de guī shǔ.
  Linguists determine the affiliation of a language family by comparing cognates.
• 印欧语系包括英语、汉语、法语等多种语言。
  Yìn ōu yǔ xì bāo kuò yīng yǔ, hàn yǔ, fǎ yǔ děng duō zhǒng yǔ yán.
  The Indo-European language family includes many languages such as English and French.

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