沙哑

沙啞

shāyǎ

adjective #25,882

Meanings

1 hoarse
2 husky (voice)
3 raspy

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

他唱了一整晚，声音变得沙哑了。

Tā chàng le yī zhěng wǎn, shēngyīn biàn de shāyǎ le.

He sang all night and his voice became hoarse.

HSK 7-9

感冒之后她的嗓子沙哑了好几天。

Gǎnmào zhīhòu tā de sǎngzi shāyǎ le hǎojǐ tiān.

After catching a cold, her throat was hoarse for several days.

Tips

memory

Think of 沙 (sand) making your voice rough like sandpaper, and 哑 (mute) making it hard to speak - a sandy, barely-there voice.

Stroke Order

沙 shā

哑 yǎ