Chinese word dictionary

振聋发聩

zhèn lóng fā kuì · lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic

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Word information

Simplified振聋发聩

Traditional振聾發聵

Pinyinzhèn lóng fā kuì

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

振zhèn

to arouse, to excite; to rouse, to shake

聋lóng

deaf

发fā

to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair

聩kuì

deaf

How to learn 振聋发聩

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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