Chinese Word: 听 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

听 (Trad.: 聽)HSK 1

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 口

Ideographic: Words 口 reaching an ear 斤

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 斤 a catty (about 500 grams); an axe; keen, shrewd

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Pinyin: tīng

English Definition: to listen; to hear; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin"); classifier for canned beverages
Chinese Definition:
①用耳朵接受声音：听力。听写。听觉。聆听。洗耳恭听。
②顺从，接受别人的意见：言听计从。
③任凭，随：听任(rèn)。听凭。听之任之。
④治理；判断：听讼(审理案件)。听政。
⑤量词，指马口铁密封成筒状以贮藏食物、饮料等：一听可口可乐。
Example Words:
倾听 [ qīng tīng ]: to listen attentively
听到 [ tīng dào ]: to hear
听说 [ tīng shuō ]: to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking
听见 [ tīng jiàn ]: to hear
听取 [ tīng qǔ ]: to hear (news); to listen to
Pinyin: tìng

English Definition: (literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule; to sentence; to allow
Pinyin: yǐn

English Definition: smile (archaic)

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