HSK 7-9
common
adjective

Meaning of

哑 means mute; unable to speak; hoarse; sore-throated. Pronounced yǎ. HSK 7-9.

  • mute; unable to speak
  • hoarse; sore-throated
  • misfire; dud

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

tiān
shēng
shì
rén
 
yào
yòng
shǒu
jiāo
liú
 

He was born mute and needs to communicate with sign language.

Zhè
huà
jiǎng
shù
le
yǎn
yuán
de
shì
 

This drama tells the story of a mime artist.

Miàn
duì
lǎo
shī
de
wèn
 
kǒu
yán
 
shàng
lái
 

Facing the teacher's question, he was speechless and could not answer.

Lóng
xué
xiào
zhuān
mén
zhāo
shōu
tīng
zhàng
tóng
 

Schools for the deaf and mute specialize in teaching hearing-impaired and mute children.

ge
hái
zi
yīn
wèi
gāo
shāo
luò
xià
le
 

That child developed mutism after a high fever.