How to say “listen” in Chinese
listen (to the radio)
“Listen” in Chinese is 收听, shōu tīng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
收听 is read shōu 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, 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 “收听”.
More words from the lesson “Radio and news”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “listen” in Chinese?
“Listen” in Chinese is 收听, pinyin shōutīng.
What does 收听 mean?
收听 (shōutīng) means “listen (to the radio)”.
How do you write 收听?
收听 is 2 characters: 收 (shōu) — receive, collect; 听 (tīng) — listen. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 收听?
收听 is read shōutīng. Tones: shōu — first tone, tīng — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“listen” in the lesson “Radio and news”
This word is from the topic “Art and the stage” of HSK 4. 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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