Usage note
耳朵用来指人的外耳，也可以形容听觉灵敏。
ěr duǒ yòng lái zhǐ rén de wài ěr, yě kě xiàng jīng tóu tīng jué líng.
Ears are used to refer to the outer ear and can also describe someone with good hearing.
Context note
耳朵常用于描述人的身体部位，或者形容听觉灵敏的人。
ěr duǒ cháng yòng yú miáo hu rén de shēn tǐ bù pò, huò zhě xìng míng tīng jué líng de rén.
Ears are often used to describe a person's body part or to describe someone with good hearing.
5 examples
我的耳朵很大。
wǒ de ěr duo hěn dà。
My ears are very big.
他有灵敏的耳朵。
tā yǒu líng mǐn de ěr duo。
He has sensitive ears.
请不要摸我的耳朵。
qǐng bú yào mō wǒ de ěr duo。
Please don't touch my ears.
小明的耳朵很圆。
xiǎo míng de ěr duo hěn yuán。
Xiaoming's ears are very round.
她经常听音乐，所以耳朵很好。
tā jīng cháng tīng yīn yuè， suǒ yǐ ěr duo hěn hǎo。
She often listens to music, so her ears are very good.
5 mini stories
小华的耳朵很大，所以他能听到很远的声音。
xiǎo huá de ěr duo hěn dà， suǒ yǐ tā néng tīng dào hěn yuǎn de shēng yīn。
Xiaohua's ears are very big, so he can hear sounds from far away.
妈妈说，耳朵要保护好。
mā ma shuō， ěr duo yào bǎo hù hǎo。
Mom says we should protect our ears well.
小猫的耳朵可以动，这样它能听到更多的声音。
xiǎo māo de ěr duo kě yǐ dòng， zhè yàng tā néng tīng dào gèng duō de shēng yīn。
The kitten's ears can move, so it can hear more sounds.
爸爸教我，耳朵要保持干净。
bà ba jiào wǒ， ěr duo yào bǎo chí gān jìng。
Dad taught me to keep my ears clean.
小朋友们都喜欢听故事，因为他们的耳朵很灵敏。
xiǎo péng yǒu men dōu xǐ huan tīng gù shì， yīn wèi tā men de ěr duo hěn líng mǐn。
Children all like to listen to stories because their ears are very sensitive.
Mini dialogue
大象的耳朵
A
大象的耳朵大吗？
Dàxiàng de ěrduo dà ma?
Are elephant ears big?
B
是的，大象的耳朵很大。
Shì de, dàxiàng de ěrduo hěn dà.
Yes, elephant ears are very big.
听声音
A
我们用耳朵做什么？
Wǒmen yòng ěrduo zuò shénme?
What do we use our ears for?
B
我们用耳朵听声音。
Wǒmen yòng ěrduo tīng shēngyīn.
We use our ears to listen to sounds.
Related words and contrasts
related
听见
tīng jiàn
to hear
耳朵 is the body part; 听见 is the action of hearing.
similar
眼睛
yǎn jing
eye
Both are sense organs on the head.