沙哑

沙啞

shāyǎ

adjective #25,882

Meanings

1 hoarse
2 husky (voice)
3 raspy

Characters

Examples

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.

感冒之后她的嗓子沙哑了好几天。

Gǎnmào zhīhòu tā de sǎngzi shāyǎ le hǎo jǐ 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/dumb) making it hard to speak — a sandy, barely-there voice.

Stroke Order

沙 shā

哑 yǎ