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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
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)
听信
tīngxìn
to listen to information
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 284
- Word Frequency Rank
- 61 of 84,292