Chinese Word: 听 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

听 (Trad.: 聽)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 1

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 口

Ideographic:Words 口 reaching an ear 斤

Character Formation:

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

Similar Characters: 呎昕

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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:

听说HSK 1	tīng shuō	to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking
听见	tīng jiàn	to hear
听取HSK 4	tīng qǔ	to hear (news); to listen to
倾听HSK 6	qīng tīng	to listen attentively
听众	tīng zhòng	audience; listeners

Pinyin: tìng

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

Pinyin: yǐn

English Definition:smile (archaic)

1		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 tīng yīn lè 听音乐。 I like to listen to music.
2		tā 她 xǐ huan 喜欢 tīng yīn lè 听音乐。 She likes to listen to music.
3		wǒ 我 néng tīng dǒng 能听懂 zhōng wén 中文。 I can understand Chinese.
4		wǒ 我 jīng cháng 经常 tīng 听 guǎng bō 广播。 I often listen to the radio.
5		wǒ 我 tīng 听 bù dǒng 不懂 hàn yǔ 汉语。 I don't understand Chinese when I listen.

1		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 tīng yīn lè 听音乐。 I like to listen to music.
2		tā 她 xǐ huan 喜欢 tīng yīn lè 听音乐。 She likes to listen to music.
3		wǒ 我 néng tīng dǒng 能听懂 zhōng wén 中文。 I can understand Chinese.
4		wǒ 我 jīng cháng 经常 tīng 听 guǎng bō 广播。 I often listen to the radio.
5		wǒ 我 tīng 听 bù dǒng 不懂 hàn yǔ 汉语。 I don't understand Chinese when I listen.