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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

外语 [wàiyǔ]
  1. 1. noun foreign language

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

外语 [wàiyǔ]
  1. 1. foreign language

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

外语 [wàiyǔ]
  1. 1. 外国语。

Examples

先学好第一外语,进而再学习第二外语
对外开放促使许多人学习外语
The policy of opening the country to the outside world spurs many people on to study foreign languages.
她对学外语不感兴趣,让她学学绘画看,倒许合适。
She is not interested in foreign languages. Let her try painting; maybe she has an aptitude for that.
外语的人比较容易找到工作。
People who know a foreign language can find jobs more easily.
学好一门外语要作出极大的努力。
It takes great effort to master a foreign language.
学习外语要用很大的气力才能学好。
It takes a lot of effort to learn a foreign language well.
他在外语上面下了很多功夫。
He has put a lot of effort into his study of foreign languages.
学习外语蔚然成风。
Studying foreign languages is the order of the day.
外语
learn (or study) a foreign language
小王通过阅读外刊来提高自己的外语水平。
Xiao Wang improves his foreign languages by reading foreign magazines.

Word Decomposition


[wài]
+
[yǔ]

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