双语 (雙語)
shuāng yǔ
Pinyin

Definition

双语 (雙語)
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shuāng yǔ
  1. bilingual

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

无语
wú yǔ
  1. 1 to remain silent
  2. 2 to have nothing to say
  3. 3 (coll.) speechless
  4. 4 dumbfounded
粤语
Yuè yǔ
  1. 1 Cantonese language
絮语
xù yǔ
  1. 1 to chatter incessantly
英语
Yīng yǔ
  1. 1 English (language)
语文
yǔ wén
  1. 1 literature and language
  2. 2 (PRC) Chinese (as a school subject)

Idioms (20)

一箭双雕
yī jiàn shuāng diāo
  1. 1 lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom)
  2. 2 to kill two birds with one stone
一语不发
yī yǔ bù fā
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
一语中的
yī yǔ zhòng dì
  1. 1 to hit the mark with a comment (idiom)
  2. 2 to say sth spot on
一语成谶
yī yǔ chéng chèn
  1. 1 (idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic
一语道破
yī yǔ dào pò
  1. 1 one word says it all (idiom)
  2. 2 to hit the nail on the head
  3. 3 to be pithy and correct

Sample Sentences

你省省吧！你就会说中文和英文，充其量就是个双语者，算哪门子语言学家？
nǐ shěngshengba ！nǐ jiù huì shuō Zhōngwén hé Yīngwén ，chōngqíliáng jiùshì gè shuāngyǔ zhě ，suàn nǎménzi yǔyánxuéjiā ？
Don't waste your breath! You only know Chinese and English, at most you're bilingual, what kind of linguist do you think that makes you?
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不见得！现在双语人才这么多，这已经算不上什么优势了。而且好多公司都是同工同酬。除非你是从国外派来的，那么工资福利都很好。如果是一般员工，而且是在国内招的，那和中国人的待遇也差不多。
bùjiànde ！xiànzài shuāngyǔ réncái zhème duō ，zhè yǐjīng suàn bu shàng shénme yōushì le 。érqiě hǎo duō gōngsī dōu shì tónggōngtóngchóu 。chúfēi nǐ shì cóng guówài pàilái de ，nàme gōngzī fúlì dōu hěn hǎo 。rúguǒ shì yībān yuángōng ，érqiě shì zài guónèi zhāo de ，nà hé zhōngguórén de dàiyù yě chàbuduō 。
Not necessarily! Nowadays there are so many bilingual people, it isn't really considered such an advantage anymore. Plus a lot of companies are now 'equal pay for equal work.' Only if you are sent over from overseas will your salary and benefits be very good. If you are just regular staff, and you got the job in-country, then your salary will be about the same as it is for a local Chinese person.
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那就多吃点。对了，后天该交房子的按揭贷款了。还有，上午我去金宝贝听了试听课，太棒了，我也要让皮皮从小就在双语环境里长大！唉，你加薪的事和领导提了没有？我还想......
nà jiù duō chī diǎn 。duì le ，hòutiān gāi jiāo fángzi de ànjiē dàikuǎn le 。hái yǒu ，shàngwǔ wǒ qù Jīnbǎobèi tīng le shìtīng kè ，tài bàng le ，wǒ yě yào ràng Pípi cóngxiǎo jiù zài shuāngyǔ huánjìng li zhǎngdà ！used as a verbal response to inquiry ，nǐ jiāxīn de shì hé lǐngdǎo tí le méiyǒu ？wǒ hái xiǎng ......
Have some more then. Oh, right. We need to make a mortgage payment the day after tomorrow. Oh, also--I went to Gymboree this morning to watch a demo class. It was great. I really want to have Pipi grow up in a bilingual environment. Oh, did you bring up the topic of your raise to your boss? I was thinking...
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