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刺耳
刺耳
(cì ěr): Grating to the ear / harsh sounding (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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刺 • cì • to stab; prick; thorn; splinter • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
cì
刺
to stab; prick; thorn; splinter
耳 • ěr • ear
ěr
耳
ear
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 刺耳.
Words with
刺
刺激
cì jī
to stimulate; provoke; irritate
讽刺
fěng cì
satire; sarcasm; to mock
冲刺
chōng cì
Dash
刺眼
cì yǎn
Dazzling
刺绣
cì xiù
Embroidery
刺骨
cì gǔ
Piercing to the bone / bone-chilling
刺中
cì zhòng
to stab; to hit (a target)
刺伤
cì shāng
to stab; stab wound
Words with
耳
耳朵
ěr duo
ears
耳机
ěr jī
headphones
耳环
ěr huán
earrings
悦耳
yuè ěr
Pleasing to the ear / Melodious
耳光
ěr guāng
Slap
交头接耳
jiāo tóu jiē ěr
whisper together / exchange whispers
掩耳盗铃
yǎn ěr dào líng
deceive oneself
耳熟能详
ěr shú néng xiáng
Familiar to the ear / Familiar
4.
How to Use 刺耳 in Sentences
Verb + Complement
with
听来
tīng
听
lái
来
cì
刺
ěr
耳
neutral
sound harsh to the ear
Adverb + Adjective
with
非常
fēi
非
cháng
常
cì
刺
ěr
耳
Adjective + Noun
with
噪音
cì
刺
ěr
耳
de
的
zào
噪
yīn
音
Subject + Adjective
with
声音
shēng
声
yīn
音
cì
刺
ěr
耳
5.
Example Sentences with 刺耳
zhè
这
ge
个
shēng
声
yīn
音
hěn
很
cì
刺
neutral
extremely harsh
neutral
grating noise
neutral
piercing sound
ěr
耳
。
This sound is very harsh.
nà
那
zhèn
阵
jiān
尖
ruì
锐
de
的
shā
刹
chē
车
shēng
声
jí
极
qí
其
cì
刺
ěr
耳
，
dǎ
打
pò
破
le
了
wǔ
午
hòu
后
de
的
níng
宁
jìng
静
。
That sharp screech of brakes was extremely grating to the ear, shattering the afternoon tranquility.
zài
在
zhèng
正
shì
式
huì
会
yì
议
shàng
上
，
tā
他
tí
提
chū
出
de
的
fǎn
反
duì
对
yì
意
jiàn
见
xiǎn
显
de
得
gé
格
wài
外
cì
刺
ěr
耳
。
His dissenting opinion sounded particularly harsh during the formal meeting.
tā
他
shuō
说
huà
话
de
的
yǔ
语
qì
气
yǒu
有
diǎn
点
cì
刺
ěr
耳
，
ràng
让
rén
人
bù
不
shū
舒
fu
服
。
His tone of voice is a bit harsh, making people uncomfortable.
nǐ
你
bù
不
jué
觉
de
得
zhè
这
zhǒng
种
háo
毫
wú
无
gēn
根
jù
据
de
的
zhǐ
指
zé
责
tīng
听
qǐ
起
lái
来
hěn
很
cì
刺
ěr
耳
ma
吗
？
Don't you find this baseless accusation sounds very grating?
