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HSK 6
HSK 5
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)
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
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
听张先生说，您是坐飞机来北京的？
Tīng Zhāng xiānsheng shuō, nín shì zuò fēijī lái Běijīng de?
I heard from Mr. Zhang that you came to Beijing by plane?
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
你听，是不是送报纸的来了？
Nǐ tīng, shì bú shì sòng bàozhǐ de lái le?
Listen, is the newspaper delivery person here?
Text 2
好啊，我先把桌子搬出去，然后你把水果拿过来，我们听叔叔阿姨讲他们年轻时候的故事。
Hǎo a, wǒ xiān bǎ zhuōzi bān chūqù, ránhòu nǐ bǎ shuǐguǒ ná guòlái,wǒmen tīng shūshu āyí jiǎng tāmen niánqīng shíhou de gùshi.
Sure, I'll move the table out first, then you bring the fruit over, and we'll listen to uncle and aunt tell stories from when they were young.
Text 3
是啊，我觉得听和说还可以，读和写不好，很多字我都不知道什么意思。
Shì a, wǒ juéde tīng hé shuō hái kěyǐ, dú hé xiě bù hǎo, hěn duō zì wǒ dōu bù zhīdào shénme yìsi.
Yeah, I think listening and speaking are okay, but reading and writing are not good. I don't know what many characters mean.
Text 3
我们唱了两个小时歌，晚上还去听音乐会了。
Wǒmen chàng le liǎng gè xiǎoshí gē, wǎnshang hái qù tīng yīnyuèhuì le.
We sang for two hours, and in the evening we also went to a concert.
Text 2
王静？我怎么没听过这个名字？
Wáng Jìng? Wǒ zěn me méi tīng guo zhè ge míng zi?
Wang Jing? How come I've never heard of this name?
Text 1
不用打了，你听外边的声音，一定是大山。
Bù yòng dǎ le, nǐ tīng wàibiān de shēngyīn, yídìng shì Dàshān.
Stop knocking. Listen to the sound outside; it must be Dashan.
Text 3
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 284
- Word Frequency Rank
- 61 of 84,292