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听
聽
tìng
1.
(literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule
2.
to sentence
3.
to allow
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 (1)
早上听新闻说明天有一个叫“地球一小时”的活动，你对这个活动了解吗？
Zǎoshàng tīng xīnwén shuō míngtiān yǒu yígè jiào "dìqiú yī xiǎoshí" de huódòng, nǐ duì zhège huódòng liǎojiě ma?
This morning I heard on the news that there will be an event called "Earth Hour" tomorrow, do you know about this event?
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 284
- Word Frequency Rank
- 61 of 84,292