牙牙学语 — “To babble”
牙牙学语 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to babble”. To be in the babbling stage of learning to speak; (of a child) to lisp; to be learning one's first words. Literally, “babbling to learn speech”.
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牙牙学语 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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小宝宝现在正在牙牙学语，每天都发出可爱的新声音。
The little baby is now babbling and learning to speak, making cute new sounds every day.
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What does 牙牙学语 mean?
牙牙学语 (yá yá xué yǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to babble”.
How do you pronounce 牙牙学语?
牙牙学语 is pronounced yá yá xué yǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 牙牙学语 literally mean?
Literally, 牙牙学语 means “babbling to learn speech”. It is used to mean “to babble”.
What is the Chinese definition of 牙牙学语?
形容婴儿咿咿呀呀地学大人说话的神情。