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What does 口语 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

口语 kǒuyǔ

spoken language; colloquial speech; speaking (skill)

Its characters

  1. 口 kǒu mouth
  2. 语 yǔ language

In a sentence

虽然他考得很好,他口语的汉语不见得比你的好。 Although he did well in the exam, his spoken Chinese is not necessarily as good as yours.

光棍”,字面意思是光秃秃的棍子,口语里指没结婚的男人,现在也常常用来指单身的人。

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