耳
光

A slap on the face in Chinese: 耳光 (ěr guāng)

ěr guāng

a slap on the face

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1a slap on the face

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耳
光

Zhuyin

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ㄦˇ

ěr

ㄦ/ erˇ/ third tone

ㄍㄨㄤ

guāng

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 他生气地打了他一个耳光。

    tā shēng qì dì dǎ le tā yí gè ěr guāng。

    In anger, he gave him a slap on the face.

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Related words

光

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light

耳朵

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ear

阳光

yáng guāng

sunshine

光滑

guāng huá

glossy

光临

guāng lín

(formal) to honor with one's presence

光明

guāng míng

light

光盘

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compact disc (CD)

光荣

guāng róng

honor and glory

不光

bù guāng

not the only one

灯光

dēng guāng

(stage) lighting

耳机

ěr jī

headphones

风光

fēng guāng

scene

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