听戏
tīng xì
Pinyin

Definition

听戏
 - 
tīng xì
  1. to attend an opera
  2. to see an opera

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

戏
xì
  1. 1 trick
  2. 2 drama
  3. 3 play
  4. 4 show
  5. 5 CL:齣|出[chū],場|场[chǎng],臺|台[tái]
听
tīng
  1. 1 to listen
  2. 2 to hear
  3. 3 to obey
  4. 4 a can (loanword from English "tin")
  5. 5 classifier for canned beverages
听到
tīng dào
  1. 1 to hear
游戏
yóu xì
  1. 1 game
  2. 2 CL:場|场[chǎng]
  3. 3 to play
倾听
qīng tīng
  1. 1 to listen attentively
动听
dòng tīng
  1. 1 pleasant to listen to
好听
hǎo tīng
  1. 1 pleasant to hear
戏剧
xì jù
  1. 1 drama
  2. 2 play
  3. 3 theater
戏曲
xì qǔ
  1. 1 Chinese opera
打听
dǎ ting
  1. 1 to ask about
  2. 2 to make some inquiries
  3. 3 to ask around
拍戏
pāi xì
  1. 1 to shoot a movie
接听
jiē tīng
  1. 1 to answer the phone
收听
shōu tīng
  1. 1 to listen to (a radio broadcast)
演戏
yǎn xì
  1. 1 to put on a play
  2. 2 to perform
  3. 3 fig. to pretend
  4. 4 to feign
窃听
qiè tīng
  1. 1 to eavesdrop
  2. 2 to wiretap
聆听
líng tīng
  1. 1 to listen (respectfully)
听力
tīng lì
  1. 1 hearing
  2. 2 listening ability
听懂
tīng dǒng
  1. 1 to understand (on hearing)
  2. 2 to catch (what is spoken)
听众
tīng zhòng
  1. 1 audience
  2. 2 listeners
听见
tīng jiàn
  1. 1 to hear

Idioms (20)

三个女人一台戏
sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì
  1. 1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
不问就听不到假话
bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà
  1. 1 Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
危言耸听
wēi yán sǒng tīng
  1. 1 frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk
  2. 2 reds under the beds
唱对台戏
chàng duì tái xì
  1. 1 to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb
  2. 2 to get into confrontation
垂帘听政
chuí lián tīng zhèng
  1. 1 lit. to govern from behind the curtain
  2. 2 to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)
妄言妄听
wàng yán wàng tīng
  1. 1 unwarranted talk the listener can take or leave (idiom); sth not to be taken too seriously
娓娓动听
wěi wěi dòng tīng
  1. 1 to speak in a pleasant and captivating manner (idiom)
混淆视听
hùn xiáo shì tīng
  1. 1 to obscure the facts (idiom); to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate falsehoods
眼见为实，耳听为虚
yǎn jiàn wéi shí , ěr tīng wéi xū
  1. 1 to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.
  2. 2 It ain't necessarily so.
眼观六路耳听八方
yǎn guān liù lù ěr tīng bā fāng
  1. 1 lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions
  2. 2 to be observant and alert (idiom)
眼观四面，耳听八方
yǎn guān sì miàn , ěr tīng bā fāng
  1. 1 lit. the eyes observe all sides and the ears listen in all directions (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be observant and alert
耳听为虚，眼见为实
ěr tīng wéi xū , yǎn jiàn wéi shí
  1. 1 Take what you hear to be false, only believe it when you see it (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.
  2. 2 It ain't necessarily so.
耸人听闻
sǒng rén tīng wén
  1. 1 to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people
听信谣言
tīng xìn yáo yán
  1. 1 to take heed of idle chatter (idiom)
听其言而观其行
tīng qí yán ér guān qí xíng
  1. 1 hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions
听其言观其行
tīng qí yán guān qí xíng
  1. 1 hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions
听天安命
tīng tiān ān mìng
  1. 1 to accept one's situation as dictated by heaven (idiom)
听而不闻
tīng ér bù wén
  1. 1 to hear but not react (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
  2. 2 to ignore deliberately
听话听声，锣鼓听音
tīng huà tīng shēng , luó gǔ tīng yīn
  1. 1 to understand the unspoken implications (idiom)

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