耳语

耳語

ěryǔ

verb #15,079

Meanings

1 to whisper in someone's ear
2 a whisper

Characters

language; words; to speak

Examples

她凑过来在我耳边耳语了几句。

Tā còu guòlái zài wǒ ěrbiān ěryǔ le jǐ jù.

She leaned over and whispered a few words in my ear.

会场里传来阵阵耳语声。

Huìchǎng lǐ chuánlái zhènzhèn ěryǔ shēng.

Whispers could be heard from the conference hall.

Tips

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More literary and elegant than 悄悄话 (qiāoqiaohuà, whispered words) or 小声说 (xiǎoshēng shuō, to speak softly). 耳语 appears more often in written language and formal contexts.

Stroke Order

耳 ěr

语 yǔ