汉语 terms categorized by the manner and context in which they are used by speakers.
- Category:汉语俚语：一些亚文化人群所使用的汉语非标准用语。
- Category:汉语儿童用语：汉语中通常仅由儿童使用或对儿童使用的词语。
- Category:汉语冒犯用语：常被认为会冒犯他人的汉语词汇。
- Category:汉语口语词：汉语中主要用于休闲谈话而非正式的书面作品和演讲等的词语。
- Category:汉语古旧用语：汉语 terms that are no longer in general use but still encountered in older literature and still sometimes used for special effect.
- Category:汉语幽默用语：幽默、有趣或开玩笑的汉语词语。
- Category:汉语爱称：汉语 terms whose use is typically to contexts of friendly intimacy.
- Category:汉语敬语：汉语 honorific terms, which are used to show deference and respect.
- Category:汉语方言用语：汉语 terms that are not used in standard language but only in dialects.
- Category:汉语书面用语：汉语 terms whose usage is typically restricted to works of literature.
- Category:汉语弃用词语：当前不再使用但见于旧时文本中的汉语词语。
- Category:汉语正式用语：常局限于礼貌、正式场合的汉语词汇。
- Category:汉语简称：汉语 terms that are short forms of other terms, often used informally.
- Category:汉语粗俗用语：汉语 terms whose tone (rather than the meaning) is offensive to polite company.
- Category:汉语网路用语：常局限于网民使用的汉语非标准用语。
- Category:汉语罕用词语：汉语中很少使用的词语或具有很少使用的义项的词语。
- Category:汉语贬义用语：汉语 terms that belittle (lessen in value).
- Category:汉语过时用语：汉语 terms that are no longer fashionable, thus are anachronistic.
- Category:汉语非正式用语：汉语 terms whose use is typically restricted to casual, non‐ceremonious conversations.