耳朵 ěrduo ear
How to remember 耳朵: 耳 ear + 朵 a bloom = ear.
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How it is used
- The ear - 耳朵 is the everyday word (with neutral-tone 朵); bare 耳 mostly lives in compounds.
- Measure word: 一只耳朵 (yì zhī ěrduo) one ear.
- 耳朵软 (ěrduo ruǎn) 'soft ears' = easily swayed/influenced by others' opinions.
- The suffix 朵 is normally a flower classifier here fossilized into the noun.
Example sentences
- 我们用耳朵听。 Wǒmen yòng ěrduǒ tīng.We hear with our ears.
- 医生在给我检查耳朵。 Yīshēng zài gěi wǒ jiǎnchá ěrduo.The doctor is checking my ear.
- 今天早上我耳朵流血了。 Jīntiān zǎoshàng wǒ ěrduǒ liúxiě le.My ear was bleeding this morning.