哑

yǎ

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Uncommon

Definitions

1. mute; dumb; incapable of speech
2. (of a voice) hoarse; husky
3. (of a bullet, bomb etc) dud

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Word relationships

Register variants

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• 哑巴 yǎ ba 哑巴 yǎ ba a mute colloquial/pejorative for mute person: a mute

Related words

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• 聋 lóng 聋 lóng deaf paired sensory loss: deaf vs. mute: deaf

Synonyms

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• 嘶哑 sī yǎ 嘶哑 sī yǎ (onom.) coarse crowing hoarse voice: (onom.) coarse crowing

Usage notes

Collocations

哑 is often used in 哑口无言 (speechless, dumbfounded).

Common mistakes

哑 means 'mute', not 'deaf'—聋 (lóng) means 'deaf'.

Example Sentences

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他的嗓子 哑 了。

His voice is hoarse.

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Words Containing 哑

• 聋哑 聋哑 lóng yǎ: deaf and dumb
• 吃哑巴亏 吃哑巴亏 chī yǎ ba kuī: to be forced to suffer in silence
• 哑光 哑光 yǎ guāng: matte
• 哑剧 哑剧 yǎ jù: to mime
• 哑口 哑口 yǎ kǒu: as if dumb
• 哑口无言 哑口无言 yǎ kǒu wú yán: dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom)
• 哑子 哑子 yǎ zi: (dialect) a mute
• 哑巴 哑巴 yǎ ba: a mute
• 哑巴吃黄莲 哑巴吃黄莲 yǎ ba chī huáng lián: no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
• 哑巴吃黄连 哑巴吃黄连 yǎ ba chī huáng lián: no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
• 哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出 哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出 yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū: to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
• 哑巴亏 哑巴亏 yǎ ba kuī: pent-up unspoken grievances
• 哑然失笑 哑然失笑 yǎ rán shī xiào: to laugh involuntarily
• 哑然无生 哑然无生 yǎ rán wú shēng: silence reigns (idiom)
• 哑终端 哑终端 yǎ zhōng duān: dumb terminal
• 哑语 哑语 yǎ yǔ: sign language
• 哑谜 哑谜 yǎ mí: puzzle
• 哑铃 哑铃 yǎ líng: dumbbell (weight)
• 哑点 哑点 yǎ diǎn: blind spot
• 哑鼓 哑鼓 yǎ gǔ: drum practice pad (music)
• 喑哑 喑哑 yīn yǎ: hoarse
• 嘶哑 嘶哑 sī yǎ: (onom.) coarse crowing
• 嘶哑声 嘶哑声 sī yǎ shēng: hoarse
• 打哑语 打哑语 dǎ yǎ yǔ: to use sign language
• 打哑谜 打哑谜 dǎ yǎ mí: to talk in riddles
• 梵哑铃 梵哑铃 fàn yǎ líng: violin (loanword)
• 沙哑 沙哑 shā yǎ: hoarse
• 粗哑 粗哑 cū yǎ: husky
• 装聋作哑 装聋作哑 zhuāng lóng zuò yǎ: to play deaf-mute