耳聋

耳聾

ěrlóng

adjective #30,196

Meanings

1 deaf
2 deafness

Characters

Examples

老人上了年纪,有点耳聋。

Lǎorén shàng le niánjì, yǒudiǎn ěrlóng.

The old man is getting on in years and is a little deaf.

这种药有耳聋的副作用。

Zhèzhǒng yào yǒu ěrlóng de fùzuòyòng.

This drug has deafness as a side effect.

Tips

usage

More clinical than casual. The idiom 装聋作哑 (pretend to be deaf and dumb) uses the same 聋 character. In everyday speech people often just say 耳朵听不见.

Stroke Order

耳 ěr

聋 lóng