How to say “listening” in Chinese
listening; hearing
“Listening” in Chinese is 听力, tīng lì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
听力 is read tīng lì: 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”.
It appears in many signs: 动, 男, 助.
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 “听力”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 听力. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 拿我来说我最怕听力náwǒláishuō,wǒzuìpàtīnglìTake me, for example: listening scares me the most.
- 在听力方面我还有困难zàitīnglìfāngmiàn,wǒháiyǒukùnnanI still have trouble with listening.
- 听力是我最薄弱的环节。tīnglìshìwǒzuìbóruòdehuánjiéListening is my weakest link.
More words from the lesson “Speaking Chinese”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “listening” in Chinese?
“Listening” in Chinese is 听力, pinyin tīnglì.
What does 听力 mean?
听力 (tīnglì) means “listening; hearing”.
How do you write 听力?
听力 is 2 characters: 听 (tīng) — listen; 力 (lì) — strength. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 听力?
听力 is read tīnglì. Tones: tīng — first tone, lì — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“listening” in the lesson “Speaking Chinese”
This word is from the topic “In class” 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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