Chinese Conversation · Level 4
88 words
Chinese word
听你的
Pronunciation
Pinyintīng nǐ de
Meaning
- verbdo as you say
Example
那就听你的吧。nà jiù tīng nǐ de ba
Then I'll do as you say.
More examples
你决定就行，我听你的。nǐ jué dìng jiù xíng wǒ tīng nǐ de
You decide, and I'll do as you say.
Core concept
A casual act of placing the next decision or action in another person's hands.
Common phrases
听你的吧tīng nǐ de ba
do as you say
好吧，听你的hǎo ba tīng nǐ de
okay, do as you say
Similar words
听你的意见tīng nǐ de yì jiàn: Agreeing to respect someone's opinion and let it guide the decision.
按你说的àn nǐ shuō de: Doing something according to what someone has said.
随便你suí biàn nǐ: Leaving the choice entirely to someone else, without caring which option is chosen.
Definition in Chinese
口语中表示接受对方的意见或安排，愿意按照对方说的去做，语气可随意或表示让步。kóu yǔ zhōng biǎo shì jiē shòu duì fāng de yì jiàn huò ān pái yuàn yì àn zhào duì fāng shuō de qù zuò yǔ qì kě suí yì huò biǎo shì ràng bù
Word origin
听你的 (tīngnǐde, "listen to what you say") extends the ordinary idea of listening into accepting and following the other person's judgment.
Usage tips
- The phrase can show friendly cooperation or mild surrender, so its tone depends on the situation and the speaker's voice.
Other meanings
- it's up to youverb
- follow your leadverb
Opposites
- 我说了算wǒ shuō le suànhave the final sayverb
- 不听劝bù tīng quànnot heed adviceverb
Related words
- 听懂tīng dǒngunderstand by listeningverb
- 听见tīng jiànhearverb