Chinese Conversation · Level 40
90 words
Chinese word
耳鸣
Pronunciation
Pinyiněr míng
Meaning
- verbhave ringing in the ears
Example
他一紧张就会耳鸣。tā yì jǐn zhāng jiù huì ěr míng
His ears ring whenever he gets nervous.
More examples
喝太多咖啡后我会耳鸣，所以晚上不喝了。hē tài duō kā fēi hòu wǒ huì ěr míng suó yǐ wǎn shàng bù hē le
After drinking too much coffee, my ears ring, so I do not drink it at night.
Core concept
An inner buzzing or ringing that the ear seems to produce without an outside source.
Common phrases
喝咖啡后耳鸣hē kā fēi hòu ěr míng
have ringing in the ears after drinking coffee
老是耳鸣lǎo shì ěr míng
always have ringing in the ears
Similar words
耳朵响ér duǒ xiǎng: An everyday expression for sensing a sound inside the ears.
耳朵嗡嗡响ér duǒ wēng wēng xiǎng: An everyday expression for sensing a steady buzzing inside the ears.
Definition in Chinese
表示在无外界声音时耳朵主观感到嗡嗡或鸣响等声音的出现，属于一种自觉的听觉症状。biǎo shì zài wú wài jiè shēng yīn shí ér duǒ zhǔ guān gǎn dào wēng wēng huò míng xiǎng děng shēng yīn de chū xiàn shǔ yú yì zhǒng zì jué de tīng jué zhèng zhuàng
Word origin
耳 (ěr, "ear") + 鸣 (míng, "to make a sound") presents the condition as the ear making a sound, which explains the word's compact form.
Usage tips
- For everyday conversation, this word describes a symptom rather than its cause, so a sentence can link it to stress, tiredness, or loud noise without claiming that any one of them is the diagnosis.
Other meanings
- tinnitusnoun