sign language; manual communication
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sign language; communication using hand gestures and finger spelling
Primarily used by deaf and hard-of-hearing communities. The term emphasizes the linguistic status of signing as a natural language equal to spoken language.
Tā她
zhèng正
zài在
dà大
xué学
lǐ里
xué学
xí习
shǒu手
yǔ语
。
She is studying sign language at university.
Xǔ许
duō多
lóng聋
rén人
shè社
qū区
shǐ使
yòng用
shǒu手
yǔ语
zuò作
wéi为
zhǔ主
yào要
jiāo交
liú流
fāng方
shì式
。
Many deaf communities use sign language as their primary means of communication.
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Lǎo老
shī师
yòng用
shǒu手
yǔ语
xiàng向
xué学
shēng生
men们
jiǎng讲
jiě解
kè课
wén文
。
The teacher explained the text to the students using sign language.
Xué学
huì会
shǒu手
yǔ语
kě可
yǐ以
bāng帮
zhù助
wǒ我
men们
yǔ与
tīng听
lì力
zhàng障
ài碍
zhě者
gōu沟
tōng通
。
Learning sign language can help us communicate with people who have hearing impairments.