How to say “unpleasant to hear” in Chinese
unpleasant to hear
“Unpleasant to hear” in Chinese is 难听, nán tīng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
难听 is read nán tīng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
难看 is “hard to look at”, that is, “ugly”.
On the left, 口 “mouth”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “难听”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “unpleasant to hear” in Chinese?
“Unpleasant to hear” in Chinese is 难听, pinyin nántīng.
What does 难听 mean?
难听 (nántīng) means “unpleasant to hear”.
How do you write 难听?
难听 is 2 characters: 难 (nán) — difficult; 听 (tīng) — listen. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 难听?
难听 is read nántīng. Tones: nán — second tone, tīng — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“unpleasant to hear” in the lesson “Even tastier”
This word is from the topic “Food and dining” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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