# 母语 (mǔyǔ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 母语 (mǔyǔ) means “native language”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: native language
- Pinyin: mǔyǔ (mu3 yu3)
- Traditional: 母語
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 她的母语是西班牙语，不是英语。
  Tā de mǔyǔ shì Xībānyáyǔ, bù shì Yīngyǔ.
  Her native language is Spanish, not English.

## Characters

- [母](https://hanziro.com/word/mu-mother/) (mǔ): mother; female (of animals)
- 语 (yǔ): dialect; language

https://hanziro.com/word/mu-yu-native-language/

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