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听 (聽)

tīng

Pinyin

Definition

听 (聽)

tīng

to listen
to hear
to obey
a can (loanword from English "tin")
classifier for canned beverages

听 (聽)

tìng

(literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule
to sentence
to allow

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

听

tīng

1 to listen
2 to hear
3 to obey
4 a can (loanword from English "tin")
5 classifier for canned beverages

听到

tīng dào

1 to hear

倾听

qīng tīng

1 to listen attentively

动听

dòng tīng

1 pleasant to listen to

好听

hǎo tīng

1 pleasant to hear

Idioms (20)

不问就听不到假话

bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà

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 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril

危言耸听

wēi yán sǒng tīng

1 frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk
2 reds under the beds

垂帘听政

chuí lián tīng zhèng

1 lit. to govern from behind the curtain
2 to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)

妄言妄听

wàng yán wàng tīng

1 unwarranted talk the listener can take or leave (idiom); sth not to be taken too seriously

Sample Sentences

现在很多学生，上课的时候不是在打盹儿，就是在和哥们儿聊天儿，没几个好好儿听课、把老师当回事儿的。老师们看了，很不是滋味儿。

xiànzài hěnduō xuésheng ，shàngkè de shíhou búshi zài dǎdǔnr ，jiùshì zài hé gēmenr liáotiānr ，méi jǐge hǎohāor tīngkè 、bǎ lǎoshī dāng huí shìr de 。lǎoshī men kàn le ，hěn búshi zīwèier 。

Nowadays many students either take naps in class, or chat with their friends. Few of them would listen to the class carefully and take the teacher seriously. The teachers saw and felt sad about it.

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很多老一辈的中国人喜欢听相声，尤其是郭德纲先生的。说起郭德纲，他不只相声厉害，还熟悉各种戏曲，所以很多人想成为他的学生呢。

hěnduō lǎoyībèi de Zhōngguó rén xǐhuan tīng xiàngsheng ，yóuqí shì Guōdégāng xiānsheng de 。shuōqǐ Guōdégāng ，tā bù zhǐ xiàngsheng lìhai ，hái shúxī gèzhǒng xìqǔ ，suǒyǐ hěnduō rén xiǎng chéngwéi tā de xuésheng ne 。

Many older Chinese like to listen to cross talk, especially Mr. Guo Degang’s. Speaking of Guo Degang, he is not only good at cross talk, but also familiar with various operas, so many people want to be his students.

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听到消息有新的上司要来，同事就开始出馊主意，说要热热闹闹地为新上司办个欢迎派对，看来他是想和新上司套交情。

tīngdào xiāoxi yǒu Xīn de shàngsi yào lái ，tóngshì jiù kāishǐ chū sōuzhǔyi ，shuō yào rèrènàonào de wéi Xīn shàngsi bàn ge huānyíng pàiduì ，kànlai tā shì xiǎng hé Xīn shàngsi tàojiāoqing 。

When hearing of the news that a new boss was coming, my colleague began to make silly suggestions, saying that we should have a welcoming party for the new boss. It seemed that he was trying to curry favor with the new boss.

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他姓差名不多，是各省各县各村人氏。你一定见过他，一定听过别人谈起他。

tā xìng chā míng bùduō ，shì gè shěng gè xiàn gè cūn rénshì 。nǐ yīdìng jiàn guò tā ，yīdìng tīng guò biéren tán qǐ tā 。

His last name is “Cha” and his first name is “Bu-Duo”. Every province, county, and village has someone named after him. It is certain that you have seen him - and you have undoubtedly heard others talk about him.

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差不多先生的相貌和你和我都差不多。他有一双眼睛，但看的不很清楚；有两只耳朵，但听的不很分明；有鼻子和嘴，但他对于气味和口味都不很讲究。

chàbuduō xiānsheng de xiàngmào hé nǐ hé wǒ dōu chàbuduō 。tā yǒu yī shuāng yǎnjing ，dàn kàn de bù hěn qīngchu ；yǒu liǎng zhǐ ěrduo ，dàn tīng de bù hěn fēnmíng ；yǒu bízi hé zuǐ ，dàn tā duìyú qìwèi hé kǒuwèi dōu bù hěn jiǎngjiu 。

Mr. Chabuduo’s appearance resembles yours and mine. He has two eyes - but does not see things very clearly. He has two ears - but they don't listen very well. He has a nose and a mouth, but does not distinguish much between different smells and tastes.

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嗯，你真会做人啊！我听说上海外滩挺好玩的。

en ，nǐ zhēn huì zuòrén a ！wǒ tīngshuō Shànghǎi Wàitān tǐng hǎowán de 。

Well, you are really sociable. I heard that Shanghai Bund is quite fun.

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对不起，我听不懂。你说什么？

duìbuqǐ ，wǒ tīngbudǒng 。nǐ shuō shénme ？

Sorry, I don't understand. What did you say?

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给我听好了！

gěi wǒ tīng hǎo le ！

Listen carefully!