Chinese word

听

Pronunciation

Pinyintīng

Meaning

  • verblisten

Example

请你听我说。qǐng nǐ tīng wǒ shuō

Please listen to me.

Illustration for 听 (listen)

More examples

我晚上常常在手机上听歌。wǒ wǎn shàng cháng cháng zài shǒu jī shàng tīng gē

At night, I often listen to songs on my phone.

Core concept

Receiving sound through the ears, from simple awareness to responsive attention.

Common phrases

  • 听歌tīng gē

    listen to songs

  • 听广播tīng guǎng bō

    listen to the radio

Similar words

听见tīng jiàn: To hear a sound or voice clearly through the ears.
听到tīng dào: To hear a sound or message when it reaches the ears.
听说tīng shuō: To learn information by hearing it from someone.

Definition in Chinese

耳朵感知到声音、能听见某事的状态或动作。ér duǒ gǎn zhī dào shēng yīn néng tīng jiàn mǒu shì de zhuàng tài huò dòng zuò

Word origin

听 (tīng, "listen") is the shortened modern form of a character traditionally built around the idea of the ear, so its written history matches its sound-based meaning.

Usage tips

  • When the object is a person or a message, Chinese places it directly after the verb, while English usually places to after listen.

Other meanings

  • hearverb
  • obeyverb

Opposites

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