哑 / 啞
yǎ
Meaning
- mute · dumb · incapable of speech
- hoarse · husky
- (of a bullet, bomb and so on) dud
Example sentences
他们全都叫到沙哑了。
他們全都叫到沙啞了。
tā men quán dōu jiào dào shā yǎ le。
They all shouted until their voices were hoarse.
她又盲又聋又哑。
她又盲又聾又啞。
tā yòu máng yòu lóng yòu yǎ。
She was blind, deaf, and mute.
早上起来，嗓子变得很沙哑，我想是不是感冒了。
早上起來，嗓子變得很沙啞，我想是不是感冒了。
zǎo shàng qǐ lái， sǎng zi biàn dé hěn shā yǎ， wǒ xiǎng shì bú shì gǎn mào le。
When I woke up this morning, my throat was very hoarse, and I wondered if I had caught a cold.