Chinese word

聋

Pronunciation

Pinyinlóng

Meaning

  • adjectivedeaf

Example

最近他发现自己有点聋。zuì jìn tā fā xiàn zì jǐ yóu diǎn lóng

Recently, he realized that he was a little deaf.

Illustration for 聋 (deaf)

More examples

那位聋人用手语向大家介绍自己。nà wèi lóng rén yòng shóu yǔ xiàng dà jiā jiè shào zì jǐ

That deaf person introduced himself to everyone in sign language.

Core concept

An ear closed to the sounds around it.

Common phrases

  • 聋人lóng rén

    deaf person

  • 变得聋biàn de lóng

    become deaf

  • 有点聋yóu diǎn lóng

    be a little deaf

Similar words

失聪shī cōng: Having lost hearing through illness, injury, aging, or another cause.
听不见tīng bú jiàn: Unable to hear a sound or spoken words in a particular situation.
听力受损tīng lì shòu sǔn: Having hearing that is reduced below normal, especially in a medical context.
听觉障碍tīng jué zhàng ài: Having a hearing impairment caused by a condition present from birth or developed later.

Definition in Chinese

无法听到声音，耳朵不能感知外界的声响，表现为听觉丧失或明显减弱。wú fǎ tīng dào shēng yīn ér duǒ bù néng gǎn zhī wài jiè de shēng xiǎng biǎo xiàn wèi tīng jué sàng shī huò míng xiǎn jiǎn ruò

Word origin

聋 (lóng, "deaf") combines 耳 (ěr, "ear"), which points to hearing, with 龙 (lóng, "dragon"), which supplies the pronunciation.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, directly labeling a person's hearing can sound blunt, so neutral wording about hearing ability often fits better when the person's identity is not the topic.

Related words

  • 聋人lóng réndeaf personnoun
  • 耳聋ěr lónghearing lossnoun
  • 聋哑lóng yǎdeaf and muteidiom

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