Chinese Conversation · Level 26
90 words
Chinese word
听到
Pronunciation
Pinyintīng dào
Meaning
- verbhear
Example
我没听到你说什么。wǒ méi tīng dào nǐ shuō shén me
I didn't hear what you said.
More examples
我在房间里能听到电话铃声。wǒ zài fáng jiān lǐ néng tīng dào diàn huà líng shēng
I can hear the phone ringing in the room.
Core concept
The ear receives a sound or report, and the mind registers it as something known.
Common phrases
听到电话铃声tīng dào diàn huà líng shēng
hear the phone ringing
听到歌声tīng dào gē shēng
hear singing
Similar words
听tīng: The basic act of using the ears to listen to sounds or voices.
听见tīng jiàn: Hearing a sound or voice and becoming aware of what was heard.
Definition in Chinese
通过耳朵感知到外界的声音并在脑中留下可辨别的印象，侧重表示声音已经被接收为信息。tōng guò ér duǒ gǎn zhī dào wài jiè de shēng yīn bìng zài nǎo zhōng liú xià kě biàn bié de yìn xiàng cè zhòng biǎo shì shēng yīn yǐ jīng bèi jiē shōu wèi xìn xī
Word origin
The combination of 听 (tīng, "listen/hear") and 到 (dào, "arrive") links the act of hearing with the point at which sound or information reaches the listener.
Usage tips
- For a yes-or-no check about spoken words, this form marks whether the message reached the ears, so background noise can explain a negative answer even when listening was intended.
Other meanings
- catchverb
- hear aboutverb
Related words
- 听tīnglistenverb
- 听见tīng jiànhearverb