Definition

Examples

• 汉藏语系是世界上最大的语系之一。
  Hàn-Zàng yǔ xì shì shìjiè shàng zuì dà de yǔ xì zhī yī.
  The Sino-Tibetan language family is one of the largest in the world.
• 语言学家通过比较同源词来确定语系的归属。
  Yǔyánxuéjiā tōngguò bǐjiào tóngyuáncí lái quèdìng yǔ xì de guīshǔ.
  Linguists determine the affiliation of a language family by comparing cognates.
• 印欧语系包括英语、汉语、法语等多种语言。
  Yìn-Ōu yǔ xì bāokuò Yīngyǔ, Fǎyǔ děng duō zhǒng yǔyán.
  The Indo-European language family includes many languages such as English and French.