foreign language
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
foreign language; language that is not one's mother tongue
neutralUsed to refer to any language learned or studied that is not the speaker's native language. Often used in educational and professional contexts.
Tā她
xué学
le了
sān三
zhǒng种
wài外
yǔ语
：
Yīng英
yǔ语
、
Fǎ法
yǔ语
hé和
Rì日
yǔ语
。
She has learned three foreign languages: English, French, and Japanese.
Wài外
yǔ语
néng能
lì力
zài在
quán全
qiú球
huà化
shí时
dài代
fēi非
cháng常
zhòng重
yào要
。
Foreign language skills are very important in the era of globalization.
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Zhè这
ge个
xué学
xiào校
de的
kè课
chéng程
bāo包
kuò括
zhuān专
yè业
wài外
yǔ语
jiào教
xué学
。
This school's curriculum includes professional foreign language teaching.
Wǒ我
xiǎng想
zhǎo找
yī一
fèn份
xū需
yào要
yòng用
dào到
wài外
yǔ语
de的
gōng工
zuò作
。
I want to find a job that requires the use of a foreign language.
Tā他
shì是
wài外
yǔ语
zhuān专
yè业
de的
xué学
sheng生
。
He is a student majoring in foreign languages.