细听
xì tīng
Pinyin

Definition

细听
 - 
xì tīng
  1. to listen carefully (for tiny sounds)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

好听
hǎo tīng
  1. 1 pleasant to hear
细
xì
  1. 1 thin or slender
  2. 2 finely particulate
  3. 3 thin and soft
  4. 4 fine
  5. 5 delicate
  6. 6 trifling
  7. 7 (of a sound) quiet
  8. 8 frugal
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
听见
tīng jiàn
  1. 1 to hear
详细
xiáng xì
  1. 1 detailed
  2. 2 in detail
  3. 3 minute
仔细
zǐ xì
  1. 1 careful
  2. 2 attentive
  3. 3 cautious
倾听
qīng tīng
  1. 1 to listen attentively
动听
dòng tīng
  1. 1 pleasant to listen to
打听
dǎ ting
  1. 1 to ask about
  2. 2 to make some inquiries
  3. 3 to ask around
接听
jiē tīng
  1. 1 to answer the phone
收听
shōu tīng
  1. 1 to listen to (a radio broadcast)
窃听
qiè tīng
  1. 1 to eavesdrop
  2. 2 to wiretap
精细
jīng xì
  1. 1 fine
  2. 2 meticulous
  3. 3 careful
细嚼慢咽
xì jiáo màn yàn
  1. 1 to eat slowly (idiom)
细嫩
xì nèn
  1. 1 tender
细微
xì wēi
  1. 1 tiny
  2. 2 minute
  3. 3 fine
  4. 4 subtle
  5. 5 sensitive (instruments)
细心
xì xīn
  1. 1 careful
  2. 2 attentive
细数
xì shǔ
  1. 1 countdown
  2. 2 breakdown
  3. 3 to list
  4. 4 to enumerate
  5. 5 to run through
细水长流
xì shuǐ cháng liú
  1. 1 lit. thin streams flow forever
  2. 2 fig. economy will get you a long way
  3. 3 to work steadily at something little by little

Idioms (20)

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
事无巨细
shì wú jù xì
  1. 1 lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance
低声细语
dī shēng xì yǔ
  1. 1 in a whisper
  2. 2 in a low voice (idiom)
危言耸听
wēi yán sǒng tīng
  1. 1 frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk
  2. 2 reds under the beds
呢喃细语
ní nán xì yǔ
  1. 1 whispering in a low voice (idiom); murmuring
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
潇潇细雨
xiāo xiāo xì yǔ
  1. 1 the sound of light rain or drizzle (idiom)
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
精打细算
jīng dǎ xì suàn
  1. 1 meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
精雕细刻
jīng diāo xì kè
  1. 1 lit. fine sculpting (idiom); fig. to work with extreme care and precision
细嚼慢咽
xì jiáo màn yàn
  1. 1 to eat slowly (idiom)
细大不捐
xì dà bù juān
  1. 1 not to discard anything, whether small or big (idiom)
  2. 2 all-embracing
细皮嫩肉
xì pí nèn ròu
  1. 1 soft skin and tender flesh (idiom)
  2. 2 smooth-skinned
细声细气
xì shēng xì qì
  1. 1 in a fine voice (idiom); softly spoken

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