打
听

To ask about in Chinese: 打听 (dǎ ting)

dǎ ting

to ask about

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 打聽2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to ask about
  2. 2to make some inquiries
  3. 3to ask around

Stroke order

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听

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ㄉㄚˇ

dǎ

ㄉ/ dㄚ/ aˇ/ third tone

˙ㄊㄧㄥ

ting

˙/ neutral toneㄊ/ tㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng

Simplified & traditional

打听

Simplified

打聽

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我想向你打听点他的事。

    wǒ xiǎng xiàng nǐ dǎ tīng diǎn tā de shì。

    I want to ask you about him.

  • 快赶到那边去打听，快走！

    kuài gǎn dào nà biān qù dǎ tīng， kuài zǒu！

    Nip over there and ask. Hurry!

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Related words

听

tīng

to listen to

打

dǎ

to beat

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dǎ sǎo

to clean

打算

dǎ suàn

to plan

打扮

dǎ ban

to decorate

打扰

dǎ rǎo

to disturb

打印

dǎ yìn

to affix a seal

打折

dǎ zhé

to give a discount

打针

dǎ zhēn

to give or have an injection

打工

dǎ gōng

to work a temporary or casual job

打车

dǎ chē

to take a taxi (in town)

打开

dǎ kāi

to open

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