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tīngbùjiàn

听不见tīngbùjiàntīngbùjiàn
to be unable to hear
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Usages of tīngbùjiàn

她Tā　在zài　食堂shítáng　里lǐ　也yě　能néng　专心zhuānxīn　学习xuéxí，　别人biéren　说话shuōhuà　的de　时候shíhou　她tā　都dōu　听tīng　不bú　见jiàn。Tā zài shítáng lǐ yě néng zhuānxīn xuéxí, biéren shuōhuà de shíhou tā dōu tīng bú jiàn.
She can also concentrate on studying in the cafeteria; when others are talking she can’t even hear them.
我wǒ　在zài　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　听不见tīngbùjiàn　外面wàimiàn　的de　人rén　说话shuōhuà。wǒ zài fángjiān lǐ tīngbùjiàn wàimiàn de rén shuōhuà.
When I’m in my room, I can’t hear the people outside talking.
她tā　上shàng　网课wǎngkè　的de　时候shíhou　总是zǒngshì　戴dài　着zhe　耳机ěrjī，　所以suǒyǐ　旁边pángbiān　的de　人rén　听不见tīngbujiàn　老师lǎoshī　的de　声音shēngyīn。tā shàng wǎngkè de shíhou zǒngshì dài zhe ěrjī, suǒyǐ pángbiān de rén tīngbujiàn lǎoshī de shēngyīn.
When she attends online classes, she always wears earphones, so the people next to her can’t hear the teacher’s voice.
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