hard of hearing
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
hard of hearing
dialectDialectal term used to describe someone who has difficulty hearing, often due to age. Commonly used in northern Chinese dialects.
Wǒ我
yé爷
ye爷
yǒu有
diǎn点
ěr耳
chén沉
，
nǐ你
shuō说
huà话
dà大
shēng声
diǎn点
。
My grandfather is a bit hard of hearing, so speak louder.
Tā他
ěr耳
chén沉
de得
lì厉
hài害
，
děi得
dài戴
zhù助
tīng听
qì器
。
He is quite hard of hearing and needs to wear a hearing aid.
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Zhè这
rén人
ěr耳
chén沉
，
nǐ你
jiào叫
tā他
dōu都
tīng听
bu不
jiàn见
。
This person is hard of hearing; he can't even hear you calling him.