hard of hearing
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
hard of hearing; having impaired hearing
Describes partial hearing loss, often age-related or due to illness. Polite alternative to 'deaf'.
Tā他
yǒu有
diǎn点
zhòng重
tīng听
，
nǐ你
shuō说
huà话
děi得
dà大
shēng声
diǎn点
ér儿
。
He is a bit hard of hearing, so you need to speak louder.
Yé爷
ye爷
nián年
jì纪
dà大
le了
，
ěr耳
duo朵
yǒu有
diǎn点
zhòng重
tīng听
。
Grandpa is getting old and his ears are somewhat hard of hearing.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
jí疾
bìng病
huì会
dǎo导
zhì致
huàn患
zhě者
zhú逐
jiàn渐
zhòng重
tīng听
。
This disease will cause patients to gradually become hard of hearing.
Qǐng请
duì对
zhe着
zhòng重
tīng听
huàn患
zhě者
de的
yòu右
ěr耳
shuō说
huà话
。
Please speak toward the right ear of the hard-of-hearing patient.