听

To listen to in Chinese: 听 (tīng)

tīng

to listen to

HSK 1Traditional: 聽2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to listen to; to hear
  2. 2to heed; to obey
  3. 3a can (loanword from English "tin")
  4. 4classifier for canned beverages
  5. 5to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [tìng])
  6. 6(literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [tìng])

Stroke order

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听

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄧㄥ

tīng

ㄊ/ tㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

听

Simplified

聽

Traditional

Example sentences

See 听 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我听音乐。

    wǒ tīng yīn yuè。

    I listen to music.

  • 我没听见。

    wǒ méi tīng jiàn。

    I didn't hear it.

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Related words

打听

dǎ ting

to ask about

好听

hǎo tīng

pleasant to hear

听到

tīng dào

to hear

听见

tīng jiàn

to hear

听写

tīng xiě

(of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise)

难听

nán tīng

unpleasant to hear

听讲

tīng jiǎng

to attend a lecture

听说

tīng shuō

to hear (sth said)

收听

shōu tīng

to listen to (a radio broadcast)

听力

tīng lì

hearing

听众

tīng zhòng

audience

听取

tīng qǔ

to hear (news)

Appears in

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