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title: "Waiyu Meaning: 外语 (wàiyǔ) Means “foreign language”"
description: "外语 (traditional 外語, wàiyǔ) means “foreign language”. Hear its tones, see what 外 and 语 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/waiyu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 外语 mean?

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外语 wàiyǔ

## foreign language

## Its characters

1. 外 wài foreign
2. 语 yǔ language

## In a sentence

她会说两门外语。 She can speak two foreign languages.

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## More words with 外 or 语

- [标语 biāoyǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biaoyu)
- [成语 chéngyǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengyu)
- [除外 chúwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuwai)
- [此外 cǐwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ciwai)
- [词语 cíyǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ciyu)
- [额外 éwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ewai)
- [格外 géwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gewai)
- [海外 hǎiwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haiwai)
- [汉语 hànyǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hanyu)
- [话语 huàyǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huayu)

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