耳朵 ěrduo — ear
ěrduo (third tone, dipping)er3duo5
ear
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)nounMeasure word 只Measure word 个
Meanings
ear
The ear. Body parts that come in pairs are counted with 只 — 一只耳朵, 一只眼睛 — with 个 also acceptable in speech.
noun
Example sentences
- 他的耳朵不太好，你说话的声音大一点儿。他的耳朵不太好，你說話的聲音大一點兒。Tā (first tone, high and level) de (neutral tone) ěrduo (third tone, dipping) bú (second tone, rising) tài (fourth tone, falling) hǎo, (third tone, dipping) nǐ (third tone, dipping) shuōhuà (first tone, high and level) de (neutral tone) shēngyīn (first tone, high and level) dà (fourth tone, falling) yìdiǎnr. (fourth tone, falling)···
His hearing isn’t very good — speak up a bit.
- 这个孩子的耳朵很小。這個孩子的耳朵很小。Zhège (fourth tone, falling) háizi (second tone, rising) de (neutral tone) ěrduo (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) xiǎo. (third tone, dipping)···
This child has very small ears.