How to say “listen” in Chinese
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“Listen” in Chinese is 听, tīng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
听 is read tīng. 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 “听”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 听. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这个歌很好听zhègegēhěnhǎotīngThis song sounds really nice.
- 我没听懂wǒméitīngdǒngI didn't understand what I heard.
- 他说得太快，我听不懂。tāshuōdetàikuài,wǒtīngbudǒngHe talks too fast, I can't understand.
- 我听不懂wǒtīngbudǒngI can't understand what I hear.
- 他一边听歌，一边做作业。tāyìbiāntīnggē,yìbiānzuòzuòyèHe does his homework while listening to songs.
- 老师讲的你听得懂吗？lǎoshījiǎngdenǐtīngdedǒngmaCan you understand what the teacher explains?
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Movies, music, TV”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “listen” in Chinese?
“Listen” in Chinese is 听, pinyin tīng.
What does 听 mean?
听 (tīng) means “listen”.
How do you write 听?
听 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 听?
听 is read tīng. Tones: tīng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“listen” in the lesson “Movies, music, TV”
This word is from the topic “Study, work and free time” of HSK 1. 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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