foreign language; foreign languages
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
foreign language (including its writing system)
Refers to any language spoken outside one's own country, often used in academic or institutional contexts.
Tā他
zài在
dà大
xué学
lǐ里
xué学
le了
liǎng两
mén门
wài外
guó国
yǔ语
。
He studied two foreign languages at university.
Wài外
guó国
yǔ语
shì是
gōu沟
tōng通
bù不
tóng同
wén文
huà化
de的
zhòng重
yào要
qiáo桥
liáng梁
。
Foreign languages are important bridges for communicating between different cultures.
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Zhè这
suǒ所
xué学
xiào校
de的
wài外
guó国
yǔ语
jiào教
xué学
shuǐ水
píng平
hěn很
gāo高
。
The foreign language teaching level at this school is very high.