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耳朵

ěr duo · er duo

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5Old HSK 3Measure words: 只 zhī, 个 gè, 对 duì

Meaning

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  1. ear
  2. handle (on a cup)
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Too loud to hear

  1. Dengdeng

    这儿(zhèr)的(de)音乐(yīnyuè)太(tài)吵(chǎo)了(le)，我(wǒ)的(de)耳朵(ěrduo)好(hǎo)疼(téng)。

    The music here is too loud. My ears hurt.

  2. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)？你(nǐ)说(shuō)什么(shénme)？

    What? What did you say?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)说(shuō)，我(wǒ)的(de)耳朵(ěrduo)好(hǎo)疼(téng)！

    I said my ears hurt!

  4. Liangliang

    啊(a)？你(nǐ)说(shuō)肚子(dùzi)饿(è)？好(hǎo)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)吃(chī)烤串(kǎochuàn)。

    Huh? You said you are hungry? Okay, let us get grilled skewers.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)说(shuō)耳朵(ěrduo)！算了(suànle)，我(wǒ)也(yě)饿(è)了(le)。

    I said ears! Forget it, I am hungry too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

兔(tù)子(zi)长(zhǎng)着(zhe)长(cháng)长(cháng)的(de)耳(ěr)朵(duo)和(hé)短(duǎn)短(duǎn)的(de)尾(wěi)巴(ba)。

A rabbit has long ears and a short tail.

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02

他(tā)凑(còu)近(jìn)我(wǒ)的(de)耳(ěr)朵(duo)小(xiǎo)声(shēng)说(shuō)了(le)几(jǐ)句(jù)话(huà)。

He leaned close to my ear and said a few words in a low voice.

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