How to say “listen attentively” in Chinese
listen attentively
“Listen attentively” in Chinese is 倾听, qīng tīng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
倾听 is read qīng 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
On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 顷 qǐng hints at the reading.
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 “倾听”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 倾听. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 请认真倾听别人的意见qǐngrènzhēnqīngtīngbiéréndeyìjiànPlease listen carefully to other people's opinions.
More words from the lesson “Conversation and contact”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “listen attentively” in Chinese?
“Listen attentively” in Chinese is 倾听, pinyin qīngtīng.
What does 倾听 mean?
倾听 (qīngtīng) means “listen attentively”.
How do you write 倾听?
倾听 is 2 characters: 倾 (qīng) — tilt, lean; 听 (tīng) — listen. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 倾听?
倾听 is read qīngtīng. Tones: qīng — first tone, tīng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“listen attentively” in the lesson “Conversation and contact”
This word is from the topic “Talking and arguing” of HSK 6. 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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