Meaning
blind
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “xia” becomes a different word in each tone. 瞎 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 瞎说xiā shuōto talk drivel; to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact; not to know what one is talking about
- 瞎子xiā ziblind person
- 瞎话xiā huàuntruth; lie
- 瞎眼xiā yǎnto be blind
- 白瞎bái xiā(dialect) to waste (effort, money etc)
Example Sentence
做事要动脑筋，不能瞎忙一气。Zuò shì yào dòng nǎo jīn, bù néng xiā máng yí qì.One should think when doing things, not just rush around blindly.
做事Zuò shìto work要yàoto want动脑筋dòng nǎo jīnto use one's brains，不能bù néngcannot瞎忙xiā mángto putter around一气yí qìat one go。