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沙啞

hoarse

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

sha1ya3 • shāyǎ

Meaning

Primary

hoarse

Alternatives

husky, raspy

Mnemonic

When your voice is 沙啞 hoarse, it sounds like it has 沙 sand stuck in it, and if it is really bad you will temporarily become 啞 mute as a result.

Usage

他 的 聲音 聽 起來 很 沙啞。

His voice sounds very hoarse.

我 說 太多 話， 現在 嗓子 沙啞 了。

I talked too much, and now my throat is hoarse.

她 因為 感冒， 聲音 變得 沙啞。

Her voice became hoarse because of a cold.