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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

耳语 [ěryǔ]
  1. 1. verb whisper

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

耳语 [ěryǔ]
  1. 1. whisper in somebody's ear; whisper
    大夫看了看我的伤口，跟护士耳语了几句便出去了。
    After examining my wound, the doctor whispered something in the nurse's ear and left.
    他俩又在我面前耳语，一定是有什么事不能告诉我。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

耳语 [ěryǔ]
  1. 1. 动 凑近别人耳边低声说话。
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Examples

大夫看了看我的伤口，跟护士耳语了几句便出去了。
After examining my wound, the doctor whispered something in the nurse's ear and left. → 耳语
他俩又在我面前耳语，一定是有什么事不能告诉我。 → 耳语
他走到我跟前耳语了几句。
He came close and whispered a few words. → 跟前
耳语。 → 语
her voice sank to a whisper
她的声音减小成耳语 → sink

Word Decomposition

耳
[ěr] 		+ 语
[yǔ]

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