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耳机

ěr jī · er ji

Traditional 耳機

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. headphones
  2. earphones
  3. telephone receiver
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Headphones on

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)！灯灯(dēngdēng)！

    Dengdeng! Dengdeng!

  2. Dengdeng

    ……什么(shénme)？我(wǒ)戴(dài)着(zhe)耳机(ěrjī)，听不见(tīngbujiàn)。

    ...What? I have my earphones in. I can't hear.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)听(tīng)什么(shénme)这么(zhème)大声(dàshēng)？

    What are you listening to so loudly?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)听(tīng)英语(yīngyǔ)。这(zhè)个(gè)耳机(ěrjī)很(hěn)好用(hǎoyòng)。

    English. These earphones work really well.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)知道(zhīdào)。可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)的(de)老师(lǎoshī)站(zhàn)在(zài)你(nǐ)后面(hòumian)。

    I know. But your teacher is standing behind you.

  6. Dengdeng

    老师(lǎoshī)？快(kuài)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)摘(zhāi)耳机(ěrjī)！

    My teacher? Help me take off my earphones!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

每(měi)个(gè)人(rén)都(dōu)在(zài)戴(dài)着(zhe)耳(ěr)机(jī)。

Everybody was wearing headphones.

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02

请(qǐng)戴(dài)上(shàng)耳(ěr)机(jī)，别(bié)打(dǎ)扰(rǎo)别(bié)人(rén)。

Please put on your headphones and don't disturb others.

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耳
ěr

ear; handle (archaeology)

机
jī

(bound form) machine; mechanism; (bound form) aircraft

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