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听
聽
tīng
1.
to listen
2.
to hear
3.
to obey
4.
a can (loanword from English "tin")
5.
classifier for canned beverages
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
中听
zhōngtīng
pleasant to hear (i.e. agreeable news)
任听
rèntīng
to allow (sb to act arbitrarily)
侦听
zhēntīng
to eavesdrop
偷听
tōutīng
to eavesdrop
倾听
qīngtīng
to listen attentively
动听
dòngtīng
pleasant to listen to
受听
shòutīng
nice to hear
好听
hǎotīng
pleasant to hear
打听
dǎting
to ask about
探听
tàntīng
to make inquiries
接听
jiētīng
to answer the phone
收听
shōutīng
to listen (to)
旁听
pángtīng
to visit (a meeting, class, trial etc)
监听
jiāntīng
to monitor
窃听
qiètīng
to eavesdrop
细听
xìtīng
to listen carefully (for tiny sounds)
聆听
língtīng
to listen (respectfully)
听事
tīngshì
to hold audience
听任
tīngrèn
to let things happen
听来
tīnglái
to sound (old, foreign, exciting, right etc)
Example Sentences (10)
我听一位医生说过一句话："最好的医生是自己，最好的药是时间，最好的运动是散步。"
Wǒ tīng yí wèi yīshēng shuō guò yí jù huà: "Zuì hǎo de yīshēng shì zìjǐ, zuì hǎo de yào shì shíjiān, zuì hǎo de yùndòng shì sànbù."
I once heard a doctor say: "The best doctor is yourself, the best medicine is time, the best exercise is walking."
Text 5
上个月我去了趟北京动物园，那里约有500种动物，听导游说北京动物园是亚洲最大的动物园之一。
Shàng gè yuè wǒ qù le tàng běijīng dòngwùyuán, nàlǐ yuē yǒu wǔbǎi zhǒng dòngwù, tīng dǎoyóu shuō běijīng dòngwùyuán shì yàzhōu zuì dà de dòngwùyuán zhī yī.
Last month I took a trip to Beijing Zoo. There are about 500 species of animals there. The tour guide said Beijing Zoo is one of the largest zoos in Asia.
Text 3
王教授，今天听完您的这节课，我终于明白为什么您的课那么受学生欢迎了。
Wáng jiàoshòu, jīntiān tīng wán nín de zhè jié kè, wǒ zhōngyú míngbai wèishénme nín de kè nàme shòu xuéshēng huānyíng le.
Professor Wang, after listening to your class today, I finally understand why your classes are so popular with students.
Text 3
我还没想好呢，正想听听你的建议。你觉得在选择职业时，收入重要吗？
Wǒ hái méi xiǎnghǎo ne, zhèng xiǎng tīngtīng nǐ de jiànyì. Nǐ juéde zài xuǎnzé zhíyè shí, shōurù zhòngyào ma?
I haven't decided yet, and I was hoping to hear your advice. Do you think income is important when choosing a career?
Text 3
记得我女儿小时候，带她去医院打针，刚开始，她害怕得要哭，我就小声地和护士说我女儿很勇敢，一点儿也不怕打针，女儿听了以后马上就不哭了。
Jìde wǒ nǚ'ér xiǎoshíhòu, dài tā qù yīyuàn dǎzhēn, gāng kāishǐ, tā hàipà de yào kū, wǒ jiù xiǎoshēng de hé hùshì shuō wǒ nǚ'ér hěn yǒnggǎn, yìdiǎnr yě bú pà dǎzhēn, nǚ'ér tīngle yǐhòu mǎshàng jiù bù kū le.
I remember when my daughter was little, I took her to the hospital for a shot. At first, she was so scared she was about to cry. I quietly told the nurse that my daughter was very brave and not afraid of shots at all. After my daughter heard that, she stopped crying right away.
Text 3
我们小时候都听过美人鱼的故事，其实真正的海底世界比故事里写的更美。
Wǒmen xiǎoshíhòu dōu tīngguò měirényú de gùshì, qíshí zhēnzhèng de hǎidǐ shìjiè bǐ gùshì lǐ xiě de gèng měi.
When we were little, we all heard stories about mermaids. In fact, the real undersea world is even more beautiful than the stories describe.
Text 5
除此以外，你还可以用它来听音乐、看电影、阅读、玩儿游戏、付款购物等，这大大方便了人们的生活。
Chú cǐ yǐwài, nǐ hái kěyǐ yòng tā lái tīng yīnyuè, kàn diànyǐng, yuèdú, wánr yóuxì, fùkuǎn gòuwù děng, zhè dàdà fāngbiàn le rénmen de shēnghuó.
In addition, you can also use it to listen to music, watch movies, read, play games, make payments, shop, etc., which greatly makes people's lives more convenient.
Text 4
是啊，除了看新闻，人们还可以在网上听歌、看电影、买东西。
Shì a, chúle kàn xīnwén, rénmen hái kěyǐ zài wǎngshàng tīng gē, kàn diànyǐng, mǎi dōngxi.
Yes, besides reading the news, people can also listen to music, watch movies, and shop online.
Text 3
我还没想好呢，正想听听你的建议。你觉得在选择职业时，收入重要吗？
Wǒ hái méi xiǎnghǎo ne, zhèng xiǎng tīngtīng nǐ de jiànyì. Nǐ juéde zài xuǎnzé zhíyè shí, shōurù zhòngyào ma?
I haven't decided yet, and I was hoping to hear your advice. Do you think income is important when choosing a career?
Text 3
那你请她听音乐会吧，她喜欢听音乐。
Nà nǐ qǐng tā tīng yīnyuèhuì ba, tā xǐhuan tīng yīnyuè.
Then you should invite her to a concert; she likes listening to music.
Text 3
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 284
- Word Frequency Rank
- 61 of 84,292