| The Chinese word | |
耳 |
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| is pronounced | |
| ěr | er3 | |
| means | |
| ear (short form) | |
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| Examples: | |
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我把聽筒放到了耳邊。
wo3 ba3 ting1 tong3 fang4 dao4 liao3 er3 bian1. I put the receiver to my ear. |
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兔子有长耳朵和短尾巴。
tu4 zi3 you3 chang2 er3 duo3 he2 duan3 wei3 ba1. A rabbit has long ears and a short tail. |
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如果我們應該少聽多說話, 那麼我們應該得到兩個嘴巴一隻耳朵才是。
ru2 guo3 wo3 men2 ying1 gai1 shao3 ting1 duo1 shuo1 hua4, na4 me wo3 men2 ying1 gai1 de2 dao4 liang3 ge4 zui3 ba1 yi1 zhi1 er3 duo3 cai2 shi4. If we were supposed to talk more than listen, we would have been given two mouths and one ear. |
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| Examples sourced from tatoeba.org |
Declan
The Language Learning App Company
