sign language

noun
🔊/ˈsaɪn læŋɡwɪdʒ/
🔊/ˈsaɪn læŋɡwɪdʒ/
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. a system of communicating using hand movements rather than spoken words, as used by people who cannot hear手势语
    • They communicate in sign language.他们以手语交流。
    Extra Examples
    • Not all deaf people use sign language.并非所有耳聋的人都使用手语。
    • I got by with broken Chinese and sign language.我用蹩脚的汉语加上比比画画勉强应付。