刺耳
cì ěr
Pinyin

Definition

刺耳
 - 
cì ěr
  1. ear-piercing

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

刺
cī
  1. 1 (onom.) whoosh
刺激
cì jī
  1. 1 to provoke
  2. 2 to irritate
  3. 3 to upset
  4. 4 to stimulate
  5. 5 to excite
  6. 6 irritant
毒刺
dú cì
  1. 1 venomous sting
耳朵
ěr duo
  1. 1 ear
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī],個|个[gè],對|对[duì]
  3. 3 handle (on a cup)
耳机
ěr jī
  1. 1 headphones
  2. 2 earphones
  3. 3 telephone receiver
不绝于耳
bù jué yú ěr
  1. 1 (of sound) to never stop
  2. 2 to fall incessantly on the ear
  3. 3 to linger on
刺伤
cì shāng
  1. 1 to stab
刺客
cì kè
  1. 1 assassin
刺激性
cì jī xìng
  1. 1 thrilling
  2. 2 exciting
  3. 3 stimulating
  4. 4 irritating
  5. 5 provocative
  6. 6 pungent
  7. 7 spicy
刺痛
cì tòng
  1. 1 stab of pain
  2. 2 sting
  3. 3 fig. stimulus to action
  4. 4 a prick
刺眼
cì yǎn
  1. 1 to dazzle
  2. 2 to offend the eyes
  3. 3 dazzling
  4. 4 harsh (light)
  5. 5 crude (colors)
  6. 6 unsightly
刺绣
cì xiù
  1. 1 to embroider
  2. 2 embroidery
刺耳
cì ěr
  1. 1 ear-piercing
刺猬
cì wei
  1. 1 hedgehog
刺身
cì shēn
  1. 1 sashimi
刺青
cì qīng
  1. 1 tattoo
刺骨
cì gǔ
  1. 1 piercing
  2. 2 cutting
  3. 3 bone-chilling
  4. 4 penetrating (cold)
土耳其
Tǔ ěr qí
  1. 1 Turkey
带刺
dài cì
  1. 1 thorny
  2. 2 (fig.) barbed
  3. 3 sarcastic
挑刺
tiāo cì
  1. 1 to carp
  2. 2 nitpicking
  3. 3 petty criticism

Idioms (20)

俯首帖耳
fǔ shǒu tiē ěr
  1. 1 bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient
  2. 2 at sb's beck and call
充耳不闻
chōng ěr bù wén
  1. 1 to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
如雷贯耳
rú léi guàn ěr
  1. 1 lit. like thunder piercing the ear
  2. 2 a well-known reputation (idiom)
寒风刺骨
hán fēng cì gǔ
  1. 1 bone chilling wind (idiom)
忠言逆耳
zhōng yán nì ěr
  1. 1 loyal advice jars on the ears (idiom)
悬梁刺股
xuán liáng cì gǔ
  1. 1 to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom)
  2. 2 see also 頭懸梁，錐刺股|头悬梁，锥刺股[tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ]
抓耳挠腮
zhuā ěr náo sāi
  1. 1 to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)
掩人耳目
yǎn rén ěr mù
  1. 1 to fool people (idiom)
  2. 2 to pull the wool over people's eyes
掩耳盗铃
yǎn ěr dào líng
  1. 1 lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell
  2. 2 to deceive oneself
  3. 3 to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
眼瞎耳聋
yǎn xiā ěr lóng
  1. 1 to be deaf and blind (idiom)
眼见为实，耳听为虚
yǎn jiàn wéi shí , ěr tīng wéi xū
  1. 1 to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.
  2. 2 It ain't necessarily so.
眼观六路耳听八方
yǎn guān liù lù ěr tīng bā fāng
  1. 1 lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions
  2. 2 to be observant and alert (idiom)
眼观四面，耳听八方
yǎn guān sì miàn , ěr tīng bā fāng
  1. 1 lit. the eyes observe all sides and the ears listen in all directions (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be observant and alert
秋风过耳
qiū fēng guò ěr
  1. 1 lit. as the autumn breeze passes the ear (idiom); not in the least concerned
耳提面命
ěr tí miàn mìng
  1. 1 to give sincere advice (idiom)
  2. 2 to exhort earnestly
耳根清净
ěr gēn qīng jìng
  1. 1 lit. ears pure and peaceful (idiom)
  2. 2 to stay away from the filth and unrest of the world
耳熟能详
ěr shú néng xiáng
  1. 1 what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)
耳聪目明
ěr cōng mù míng
  1. 1 sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom)
  2. 2 keen and alert
  3. 3 perceptive
耳听为虚，眼见为实
ěr tīng wéi xū , yǎn jiàn wéi shí
  1. 1 Take what you hear to be false, only believe it when you see it (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.
  2. 2 It ain't necessarily so.
耳鬓厮磨
ěr bìn sī mó
  1. 1 lit. heads rubbing together (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. very close relationship

Sample Sentences

怎么办？响声很刺耳，似乎在说：“快接电话！快接电话！”
zěnme bàn ？xiǎngshēng hěn cìěr ，sìhu zài shuō ：“kuài jiē diànhuà ！kuài jiē diànhuà ！”
What could she do? The sound was really grating and seemed to be saying, "answer me! answer me!"
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我怎么听着这么刺耳啊，你不会是在讽刺我吧？
wǒ zěnme tīng zhe zhème cìěr ā ，nǐ bùhuì shì zài fěngcì wǒ ba ？
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