How to say “hearing” in Chinese
hearing (sense)
“Hearing” in Chinese is 听觉, tīng jué: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
听觉 is read tīng jué: 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”.
Two readings: jiào in 睡觉 and jué in 觉得.
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 “听觉”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 听觉. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 狗的听觉比人好得多gǒudetīngjuébǐrénhǎodeduōA dog's hearing is much better than a human's.
- 盲人的听觉往往特别好。mángréndetīngjuéwǎngwǎngtèbiéhǎoBlind people often have especially sharp hearing.
More words from the lesson “Sight and hearing”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “hearing” in Chinese?
“Hearing” in Chinese is 听觉, pinyin tīngjué.
What does 听觉 mean?
听觉 (tīngjué) means “hearing (sense)”.
How do you write 听觉?
听觉 is 2 characters: 听 (tīng) — listen; 觉 (jiào) — sleep; feel. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 听觉?
听觉 is read tīngjué. Tones: tīng — first tone, jué — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“hearing” in the lesson “Sight and hearing”
This word is from the topic “Body and age” 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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