Definition
入耳 literally means 'to enter the ear'. It mainly describes speech that is pleasant to listen to (often used in the negative: 不入耳 'unpleasant to hear') or to accept and take to heart (advice, criticism). It is a stative verb that behaves like an adjective and is typically used with 不 or in set phrases. The sense 'make oneself heard' is marginal and rarely used in modern Mandarin.
s.v.
pleasant to the ear (often used in negative constructions)to accept or heed (advice, criticism)
Examples
- 入耳。Nàxiē cūsú de huà zhēn bú rù ěr.That vulgar talk is really unpleasant to hear.
- 入耳，。Lǎoshī de huà jùjù rù ěr, xuéshengmen dōu jì zài xīnli.Every word the teacher said was heeded, and the students all kept it in their hearts.
- ，入耳，。Tā de huà suīrán bù hǎotīng, dànshì jùjù rù ěr, zhídé sīkǎo.His words, though not pleasant to hear, are every word worth heeding and thinking about.
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