语言萌化是当代汉语中一种值得关注的语用现象，指说话人通过语音、词汇、语法等层面的有标记操作，使话语带上“可爱、轻松、非正式、亲近”的色彩。从语言分类角度看，萌化与儿化、小称、重叠等传统形态手段既有交叉又具独特性。本文从语音萌化、词汇萌化、语法萌化、书写萌化四个维度对汉语萌化现象进行系统描写，结合语用学与社会语言学视角分析其生成机制与文化心理动因，并在此基础上探讨国际中文教育中如何对待这一语言现象。研究认为，萌化已成为汉语口语语体连续统中不可忽视的一环，国际中文教育应从“回避”转向“选择性教学”，帮助外国学习者在理解萌化语用功能的基础上，能够恰当运用实现得体交际。

Language cuteification is a remarkable pragmatic phenomenon in contemporary Chinese. It refers to the marked manipulations speakers perform at the phonetic, lexical, grammatical and other levels, which infuse utterances with a tone of cuteness, lightness, informality and interpersonal closeness. From the perspective of linguistic classification, cuteification overlaps with traditional morphological devices such as erhua (retroflex suffixation), diminutives and reduplication to a certain extent, yet retains its own distinctive features.

This paper presents a systematic account of Chinese language cuteification across four dimensions: phonetic cuteification, lexical cuteification, grammatical cuteification and graphological cuteification. Drawing on pragmatic and sociolinguistic perspectives, it analyzes the generative mechanisms and cultural-psychological motivations underlying this phenomenon, and further discusses how to address this linguistic phenomenon in International Chinese Language Education.

The study concludes that cuteification has become an indispensable component of the spoken Chinese stylistic continuum. Accordingly, International Chinese Language Education should shift its stance from "avoidance" to "selective teaching", so as to help foreign learners achieve appropriate communication through proper use of cuteified expressions on the basis of understanding their pragmatic functions.