hard of hearing; hearing loss
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
hard of hearing; having impaired hearing
Commonly used to describe age-related hearing decline. It is a milder condition than deafness (耳聋).
Lǎo老
rén人
shēn身
tǐ体
hái还
wán硬
yìng朗
，
jiù就
shì是
yǒu有
diǎn点
ěr耳
bèi背
。
The old man is still physically sturdy, just a bit hard of hearing.
Wǒ我
yé爷
ye爷
ěr耳
bèi背
，
nǐ你
shuō说
huà话
yào要
dà大
shēng声
diǎn点
。
My grandfather is hard of hearing, so you need to speak louder.
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Suí随
zhe着
nián年
líng龄
zēng增
zhǎng长
，
hěn很
duō多
rén人
dōu都
huì会
chū出
xiàn现
ěr耳
bèi背
de的
qíng情
kuàng况
。
As people age, many will experience hearing loss.