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耳朵
Traditional Chinese
耳朵
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
ěrduǒ
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
yi5 do2
Short definition ear
Usage frequency Very common
Chinese synonyms Chinese Gratis iconChinese tools icon (Click icons, results will appear below)
 
All available English definitions handle (on a cup)MDBG icon / earMDBG icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: sameldc
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samecdic
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: ear; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4]; handle (on a cup)
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: ear
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: sameldc'
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Sentence examples
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后来(hòu lái) later
我知道( zhī dào) I see
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
(shé) snake
(shì) is
没有用(méiyǒuyòng)
(lái) next
(tīng) to sentence
声音的( shēng yīn de) throaty
耳朵(ěrduǒ) ear
(dedì) of

Then I was made aware that snakes have no ears with which to hear.

为什么(wèi shén me) for what reason?
你的(nǐde) your
耳朵(ěrduǒ) ear
这么(zhè me) so much
(dà dài dài) big

Why are your ears so big?

我们有
两只( liǎng zhǐ)
耳朵(ěrduǒ) ear

We have two ears.

兔子(tù zi) hare
长着( cháng)
长长的(chángchángde)
耳朵(ěrduǒ) ear
(hé) with
短短的(duǎnduǎnde) short
尾巴(wěi ba) tail

Rabbits have long ears and short tails.

我的( de) my
耳朵(ěrduǒ) ear
受伤了(shòu shāng le) to be injured

My ears hurt.

(nà nā nā) Na
(nán) man
(hái) child
(sāo) to scratch
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
(sāo) to scratch
耳朵(ěrduǒ) ear

The boy scratched his ear.

你想(nǐxiǎng)
(bà) stem
耳朵(ěrduǒ) ear
露出来( lù chū lái)
(ma) (question tag)

Would you like your ears to show?

(wǒ) I
(tīng) to sentence
(dào) to go
这个(zhè gè) this one
消息(xiāoxī) news
(shí) when
, 简直不
(néng) may
相信(xiāng xìn) to be convinced (that sth is true)
自己的(zì jǐ de) one's own
耳朵(ěrduǒ) ear

I could hardly believe my ears when I heard the news.

(wǒ) I
(fù) father
(qīnqìng) pro-
(hěn) quite
老了(lǎole) getting old
耳朵(ěrduǒ) ear
(yě) too
听不清楚( tīng bù qīng chǔ) not to hear clearly
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright

My father is so old that he is hard of hearing.

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