Chinese word

听见

Pronunciation

Pinyintīng jiàn

Meaning

  • verbhear

Example

我没听见你说什么。wǒ méi tīng jiàn nǐ shuō shén me

I couldn't hear what you said.

Illustration for 听见 (hear)

More examples

上课时，我能听见老师的声音。shàng kè shí wǒ néng tīng jiàn lǎo shī de shēng yīn

During class, I can hear the teacher's voice.

Core concept

Sound crosses the space to the listener and enters awareness.

Common phrases

  • 听见门铃tīng jiàn mén líng

    hear the doorbell

  • 听见老师tīng jiàn lǎo shī

    hear the teacher

  • 听见音乐tīng jiàn yīn yuè

    hear music

Similar words

听tīng: Listen to sounds or speech with the ears.
听懂tīng dǒng: Catch and understand the meaning of spoken words.
听到tīng dào: Notice that a sound has reached the ears.
听不见tīng bú jiàn: Not hear a sound or someone speaking.

Definition in Chinese

声音传到听者并引起感知，强调听到这一结果。shēng yīn chuán dào tīng zhě bìng yín qǐ gǎn zhī qiáng diào tīng dào zhè yì jié guǒ

Word origin

听 (tīng, "listen") + 见 (jiàn, "see") combines listening with a result marker, so the compound describes a sound that has become perceptible.

Usage tips

  • A child can hear a sentence clearly without knowing what it means, so Chinese separates noticing the sound from understanding the message.

Other meanings

  • catchverb
  • hear ofverb

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