How to say “I heard that…” in Chinese

听说

tīngshuō

I heard that…; they say

verb · HSK 3 · topic “Leisure, sports, culture”

“I heard that…” in Chinese is 听说, tīng shuō: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

听说 is read tīng shuō: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

tīng — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

shuō — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

How to write it

听

tīng — listen

On the left, 口 “mouth”.

说

shuō — speak, say

On the left, 讠 “speech”.

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 “听说”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 听说. Tap the sound icon to listen.

我听说他结婚了wǒtīngshuōtājiéhūnleI heard he got married.
听说你对中国文化很感兴趣？tīngshuōnǐduìZhōngguówénhuàhěngǎnxìngqùI hear you're very interested in Chinese culture?
听说明天要降温。tīngshuōmíngtiānyàojiàngwēnI hear it's going to get colder tomorrow.
你听说了吗？老王要结婚了！nǐtīngshuōlema,lǎoWángyàojiéhūnleHave you heard? Lao Wang is getting married!
听说下个月要涨价tīngshuōxiàgeyuèyàozhǎngjiàI hear prices are going up next month.
听说你要去中国工作了？tīngshuōnǐyàoqùZhōngguógōngzuòleI hear you're going to work in China?

More words from the lesson “News and interests”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “I heard that…” in Chinese?

“I heard that…” in Chinese is 听说, pinyin tīngshuō.

What does 听说 mean?

听说 (tīngshuō) means “I heard that…; they say”.

How do you write 听说?

听说 is 2 characters: 听 (tīng) — listen; 说 (shuō) — speak, say. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 听说?

听说 is read tīngshuō. Tones: tīng — first tone, shuō — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“I heard that…” in the lesson “News and interests”

This word is from the topic “Leisure, sports, culture” of HSK 3. 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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