哑 啞 yā ㄧㄚ aa2

  • (onom.) sound of cawing
  • sound of infant learning to talk
  • variant of 呀 yā ㄧㄚ

哑 啞 yǎ ㄧㄚˇ aa2 HSK 7-9 流利級 · Level 5

  • mute; dumb; incapable of speech
  • (of a voice) hoarse; husky
  • (bound form) (of a bullet, bomb etc) dud

Stroke order

Practice writing

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Example sentences

  • 汤姆 湯姆 ( Tāng mǔ tong1 mou5 ) 是 ( shì si6 ) 聋哑人 聾啞人 ( lóng yǎ rén lung4 aa2 jan4 )。

    Tom is deaf and mute.

  • 她 ( tā taa1 ) 又 ( yòu jau6 ) 盲 ( máng maang4 ) 又 ( yòu jau6 ) 聋 聾 ( lóng lung4 ) 又 ( yòu jau6 ) 哑 啞 ( yā aa2 )。

    She was blind, deaf, and dumb.

  • 聋哑 聾啞 ( lóng yǎ lung4 aa2 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 人 ( rén jan4 ) 用 ( yòng jung6 ) 手语 手語 ( shǒu yǔ sau2 jyu5 ) 说话 說話 ( shuō huà syut3 waa6 )。

    Deaf-mute people talk using sign language.

  • 他们 他們 ( tā men taa1 mun4 ) 全都 ( quán dōu cyun4 dou1 ) 叫 ( jiào giu3 ) 到 ( dào dou3 ) 沙哑 沙啞 ( shā yǎ saa1 aa2 ) 了 ( le liu5 )。

    They were all hoarse from shouting.

  • 海伦 海倫 ( Hǎi lún hoi2 leon4 ) 凯 凱 ( kǎi hoi2 ) 勒 ( lè lak6 ) 眼 ( yǎn ngaan5 ) 盲 ( máng maang4 ), 耳聋 耳聾 ( ěr lóng ji5 lung4 ), 又 ( yòu jau6 ) 哑 啞 ( yā aa2 )。

    Helen Keller was blind, deaf and dumb.

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